On the 6th of September 2026, a five-storey building used as a boys’ PG collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area, leaving seven dead and dozens injured. The Delhi Police promptly initiated the rescue operation and arrested the building’s owner. While the country is still deeply anguished over the loss of lives, the tragedy is being inhumanly exploited for political and ideological attacks on the BJP government. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the anti-cabal claimed that the government installed jammers at the collapse site.
AAP and anti-BJP cabal claim Delhi government installed jammers before launching rescue operation at Satya Niketan building collapse site
On 8th September 2026, AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj shared video in which a YouTuber claimed that the government was doing a ‘cover-up’ of the Satya Niketan building collapse incident, by installing barricades and jammers and deploying forces.
Sharing the video, Bhardwaj wrote, “YouTube Media & Social Media is the only hope. Godi Media is a partner in crime at places like Satya Niketan. Heavy police/ paramilitary is deployed with guns to prevent social media from reporting the truth. Jammers were the first thing to be placed at building site. I think, much before Govt Ambulances, they brought jammers.”
YouTube Media & Social Media is the only hope. Godi Media is a partner in crime at places like Satya Niketan.
— Saurabh Bharadwaj (@Saurabh_MLAgk) September 8, 2026
Heavy police/ paramilitary is deployed with guns to prevent social media from reporting truth.
Jammers were the first thing to be placed at building site. I think… pic.twitter.com/OyQ9JcQMD9
Several social media users have also amplified this claim that before initiating the rescue operation, the authorities installed jammers at the collapse site while several people were stuck under debris.
In this vein, one X user posted, “PR of sanghi government is so important that they’ve installed network jammers when students stuck under debris were trying to contact their family for help.”
Another one wrote, “They f*cking put mobile jammers at the crash site in Delhi. The children were sending videos to get rescued, people were calling Blinkit ambulances…and they put jammers!!! We are living in an extended Black Mirror episode in this country! dystopian present continuous!”
Similar narrative is being pushed on Instagram, wherein some creators claimed that the BJP government in Delhi deliberately installed jammers at the collapse site for PR, while people stuck under debris were trying to call ambulance.
“PR is so important for this government that they installed network jammers when students, stuck under debris were trying to contact their family for help,” one Instagram influencer Anuvind Kanwal posted.
This same claim has been amplified across various Instagram Reels.
One X user, Tanmoy, wrote, “This Government’s Only Weapon is Shutting Down The Internet. What a Shameful Act by the Delhi Government — They Installed Jammers in the Satya Niketan Disaster Area and Arranged things so that the Ground Reality would not get out. How Much Information Will They Block From The Rest Of The Country This Way? How Many Bodies Will They Be Able To Hide?”
This Government's Only Weapon is Shutting Down The Internet.
— তন্ময় l T͞anmoy l (@tanmoyofc) September 7, 2026
What a Shameful Act by the Delhi Government — They Installed Jammers in the Satya Niketan Disaster Area and Arranged things so that the Ground Reality would not get out.
How Much Information Will They Block From The… pic.twitter.com/ePjVJhRW9m
The main source of this blatant misinformation is an Instagram page, The Unedited Media, which first floated the claims that jammers were activated at rescue site to prevent communications and somehow faclitate a cover up.
Delhi Police refutes ‘jammers at Satya Niketan rescue site’ claim
Contrary to the false narrative being peddled online, the Delhi Police had officially confirmed that no jammers were activated at the Satya Niketan rescue site. The police said that internet connectivity was uninterrupted before, during and after the rescue operation.
It further stated that the NDRF and Fire tender teams coordinated during the rescue operation via mobile phones. The Police also highlighted the fact that locals and media continue to broadcast on-site visuals without any internet connectivity issues.
The police also urged people to avoid engagement-farming-driven propagation of misinformation.
“FACT CHECK: Rumours of mobile jammers at the Satya Niketan rescue site are completely FALSE. Networks are fully operational. Delhi Police, NDRF, & Fire teams are coordinating seamlessly via mobile. Media and citizens are broadcasting live from the site with no disruption. Do not spread engagement-driven misinformation. Rely on verified official updates only.
People trapped under debris called ambulances and contacted family members: Communications from the site worked uninterrupted
Several survivors of the Satya Niketan building collapse incident confirmed that while they were stuck, they called Blinkit ambulances, sent SOS videos and messages to police and their loved ones.
One of the survivors, Aditya, a BCom first-year student, called his sister at around 2 pm, shortly after the 1:30 pm collapse. Aditya informed his sister that he was trapped and his phone’s battery was dying. He also recorded and sent an 11-second SOS video from under the debris showing his dust- and blood-covered face.
Another survivor, Neeraj Bawa, dialled one of his friends from the rubble, that help guide the rescuers.
Locals also confirmed using the Blinkit app to order oxygen cylinders and ambulances. Blinkit staff said that the first app-based emergency call came around 1:40 pm and their ambulance reached the site by around 1:50 pm. The app-based ordering and video calls require a working mobile network.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Police and NDRF teams had also swung into action and initiated a rescue operation, and there were no reports of any deliberate internet connectivity disruptions or installation of jammers for any PR gimmick by the government.
The collapsed building, known as Hostel Daze, was being used as a boys’ PG and housed several Delhi University students. It was located near Delhi University’s South Campus and opposite Sri Venkateswara College.
Police said repair and renovation work was being carried out on the ground floor when the building collapsed at around 1:30 pm on Sunday. According to the latest update from AIIMS Trauma Centre, 10 patients were brought to the hospital, of whom six were declared dead on arrival, and one later died from injuries.
The Delhi Police has arrested the owner of the five-storey boys’ paying guest (PG) accommodation that collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area on Sunday, 6th September. He has been identified as Hariram Bansal and was picked up from Bhiwadi in Rajasthan, near the Haryana border on Monday, 7th September.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has also suspended five officials from its South Zone with immediate effect. The action came as rescue teams continued their search operation at the site for the second straight day on Monday.
