Authorities in Peshawar took a school owner into custody regarding suspected construction flaws after a criminal investigation focused on prior safety warnings about the structure, according to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police.
An investigator verified that officers detained Khan Muhammad due to the suspected employment of substandard construction supplies. The first information report names the school owners, shareholders, and the builder, while law enforcement hunts for the other individuals.
State authorities filed the case at the Agha Mir Jani Shah police station citing Section 322 of the Pakistan Penal Code, covering unintentional homicide.
The police report indicates that administrators ignored warnings regarding decaying walls and roofs. Students also raised worries about the location, characterized in the document as run-down and unfit for educational use.
The documentation shows the structure went up after the 2024 lease of a 16-marla plot owned by Waheed and Javed.
Muhammad previously pointed to multiple days of rain as the cause of the cave-in. Detectives are currently reviewing claims about building standards and the ignored hazard warnings.
Thirty youngsters and one female instructor perished when the ceilings caved in during lessons on 15 October, 2026, leaving 52 individuals hurt. Family members of the deceased called for a complete inquiry and justice.
