Mumbai Crime Branch makes second arrest in Ghatkopar hoarding collapse case
May 30, 2024
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 31 : Mumbai Crime Branch has made a second arrest in connection with the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse incident, said police on Thursday.
The arrested accused had provided a structural stability certificate to EGO Media Private LTD for the hoarding that collapsed.
The accused, Manoj Ramkrishna Sanghu (47), who is on the BMC-approved engineer's list, approved the structural stability certificate on April 24, 2023.
According to the sources, the arrested accused had provided a structural stability certificate to EGO Media Private Ltd for the hoarding that collapsed. The accused, identified as Manoj Ramkrishna Sanghu (47), who is on the BMC-approved engineer's list, approved the structural stability certificate on April 24, 2023.
Sixteen people died and 75 were left injured after a massive billboard collapsed due to strong winds earlier in the month.
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.
The billboard in the Ghatkopar area on May 13 came crashing down amid strong winds, leaving 16 dead and several more trapped underneath.
