Rescue operations at the three-storeyed bungalow that caved in at Ghatkopar East were called off at 6 am on Monday after the bodies of Naresh Palande and his mother Alka were recovered from the debris. “Naresh was trying to escape when the building collapsed but got trapped under a slab. His body was found in the passage of the house,” Deputy Chief Fire Officer D K Ghosh said.

According to the fire brigade’s report, the three-floor bungalow collapsed around 9.20 am on Sunday, and two people were trapped in the debris with their pet dog. After around 21 hours of search operations, the rescue team recovered the body of Alka Palande, 94, at around 12.35 am. Around 4 am, the rescue team found the body of the pet CoCo and around 6.30 am the body of Naresh, 54, was recovered.