Bengaluru: Fear gripped residents of Jakkasandra in southern Bengaluru on Friday after a five-storey, under-construction building began to tilt.

The ground-plus-four-storey building was being constructed on a mere 750-sqft plot and did not comply with city bylaws, sources said.

The Bengaluru South City Corporation confirmed that the building was illegal and had been served multiple notices for evacuation and demolition.

“We identified the building as illegal during our inspection. The first notice was served in August 2024. Since the owner did not respond, we issued another show-cause notice,” a senior official from the corporation told DH.

In September 2024, the building owner reportedly sought time to evacuate and promised to demolish the structure without causing inconvenience to ne

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