The two real-estate developers who illegally constructed a seven-storey building that collapsed in Thane district of Maharashtra, killing 72 people were arrested today. The builders, Jamil Qureshi and Salim Sheikh, have been booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

The builders were missing since when the building collapsed. Speaking to media persons Thane Police Commissioner KP Raghuvanshi said that Jamil Qureshi was arrested from Uttar Pradesh and Salim Sheikh from Thane.

The building reportedly came up in just two to three months, with sub-standard material. An eighth floor was under construction when the building had collapsed. Homes, offices and shops had been set up within the building without an occupancy certificate.