'Weak Walls, Dilapidated Structure': Why Patte Shah Dargah Near Humayun Tomb Collapsed

A section of the popular Sufi shrine, Dargah Patte Shah, located in a corner of South-East Delhi's tourist-friendly Humayun Tomb area, collapsed amid heavy rainfall in Delhi on Friday. The collapse triggered frantic rescue operations, and six are known to have perished. Rescue operations were on late on Friday evening.

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Updated on: 15 August 2025 10:15 pm

Wall of Patte Shah Dargah near Humayun's Tomb collapses in Delhi_1

Wall of Dargah near Humayun's Tomb collapses | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook

Security personnel at the site after a wall of a dargah near the Humayun Tomb Complex collapsed, in the Nizamuddin area of Delhi.

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Wall of the dargah near Humayun's Tomb collapses | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook

NDRF personnel during a rescue operation after a wall of a dargah near the Humayun's Tomb collapsed near the Nizamuddin area of Delhi.

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Wall of dargah near Humayun's Tomb collapses | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook

NDRF personnel with sniffer dogs and others during a rescue operation after a wall of a dargah near the Humayun's Tomb collapsed in the Nizamuddin area of Delhi.

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Wall of Dargah near Humayun's Tomb collapses | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook

NDRF personnel with sniffer dogs on duty at the site of a wall collapse at the Patte Shah Dargah near Humayun's Tomb in the Nizamuddin area of New Delhi.

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