Ludhiana, March 11 -- The death toll in the Focal Point Phase 8 factory collapse reached three on Monday morning after the body of Lalan Yadav was recovered from the debris by the NDRF team. Yadav had been trapped under the collapsed structure since Saturday evening when the roof of the factory building gave way during repair work.

Deputy commissioner (DC) Jitendra Jorwal confirmed that Yadav's body was found on the third day of the rescue operation, making him the third victim of the tragic incident. Earlier, the bodies of Gurminder Singh, alias Bunty, and Jatinder Kumar were recovered from the rubble.

Chief minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann has announced an ex-gratia of Rs.2 lakh each to the families of the three workers who lost their live...