Ghatkopar hoarding collapse: Court sends accused engineer to custody till June 5
May 31, 2024
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 31 : Mumbai Crime Branch's Special Investigating Team produced Manoj Ramakrishna Sanghu, the accused in the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse case before the Esplanade Court on Friday.
The Mumbai Crime Branch had sought a 10-day custody of the accused. But, the court has sent the accused to custody till June 5.
The billboard in the Ghatkopar area on May 13 came crashing down amid strong winds, leaving 17 dead and 64 injured as it left several people trapped underneath.
The accused, Manoj Ramkrishna Sanghu (47), who is on the BMC-approved engineer's list, approved the structural stability certificate on April 24, 2023.
Earlier on Thursday, the Mumbai Crime Branch made a second arrest in connection with the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse incident. The arrested accused had provided a structural stability certificate to EGO Media Private LTD for the hoarding that collapsed.
Bhavesh Bhide, the owner of the company that put up the giant billboard, was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch from Udaipur in Rajasthan last week and brought to Mumbai. Officials added that police are investigating how Bhide was awarded the hoarding contract and how much he earned.
Mumbai Police registered a case under IPC sections 304, 338, 337, and 34 against owner Bhavesh Bhide and others at Pantnagar police station.
Following the incident, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner stated that Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had ordered all hoardings to be checked.
