Hyderabad, July 14 -- In what seems to be another victim of government neglect and apathy, a portion of the historic Mahbub Mansion at Malakpet collapsed today. Visuals of the same were captured on video by locals, which show a roof from one side of the heritage structure crashing to the ground. It is unclear as to what has caused it as of now.

In the video, the portion can be seen crashing to the ground, with locals screaming the same. The 119-year-old structure, built during the time of Hyderabad's sixth Nizam Mahbub Ali Pasha, had been in neglect from a long time. Many heritage activists have time and again sought state intervention to preserve the historic structure, which was once the resident of Mahbub Ali Pasha.

"It could be due ...