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Gujarat Cable Bridge Collapse LIVE Updates: Four of nine accused sent to four days in police custody
PM Modi was in Morbi on Tuesday to take stock of the situation after a suspension bridge over the Machchhu River in Gujarat's Morbi collapsed on Sunday killing 135 people. Meanwhile, four persons, including two managers of Oreva Group arrested in connection with the collapse of a suspension bridge, were remanded in four days' police custody by a local court. Stay with TOI for real-time updatesRead Less
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Government officials probing the Morbi suspension bridge collapse that claimed 135 lives flagged on Tuesday a series of alleged lapses such as failure to carry out a structural audit of the 143-year-old structure before and after renovation, use of materials that may have significantly increased its weight and the absence of an emergency rescue and evacuation plan.
They were booked under Indian Penal Code section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder).
Chief Judicial Magistrate M J Khan remanded five other arrested accused in judicial custody, said government prosecutor H S Panchal.
Four accused persons including two managers of Oreva Group arrested in connection with the collapse of a suspension bridge here were remanded in four days' police custody on Tuesday by a local court.
Court remands four of nine accused arrested in Morbi bridge collapse case in four-day police custody
Gujarat will give an ex gratia amount of Rs 4 lakh to the families of the people who died in the Morbi tragedy and Rs 2 lakh each will be provided from PMNRF, informed the Gujarat Disaster Management minister Rajendra Trivedi on Tuesday.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday conveyed his condolences to the victims' families of the Morbi bridge collapse
PM Modi leaves for Ahmedabad by helicopter
PM Modi meets family members of the victims who lost their lives in the bridge collapse incident
Officials briefed the PM on the rescue ops and the assistance provided to those affected. PM said the need of the hour is to conduct a detailed and extensive inquiry which will identify all aspects relating to this mishap.
PM Modi stated that the authorities must stay in touch with the affected families and ensure that they receive all possible help in this tragic hour.
PM Modi chairs a high-level meeting with senior officials on the bridge collapse incident
Watch: PM Modi meets people injured in Morbi bridge collapse
#WATCH | PM Modi meets the injured in the #MorbiBridgeCollapse incident that happened on October 30 (Source: DD) https://t.co/VtF1otElDG
— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) 1667303732000The PM is expected to meet 26 family members of the victims who lost their lives in the bridge collapse
PM reaches SP office in Morbi after visiting the incident site of bridge collapse and meeting the injured at Morbi Civil Hospital.
The PM met the injured admitted at Morbi Civil Hospital
Watch: PM arrives at Morbi Civil Hospital to meet the injured
#WATCH | PM Narendra Modi arrives at the Morbi Civil Hospital to meet the injured #Gujarat https://t.co/BzcXAe1Iou
— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) 1667301098000Six people injured in Sunday's bridge collapse are undergoing treatment at civic hospital.
PM Modi, along with Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, enroute to Civil Hospital in Morbi to meet the injured
PM Modi meets personnel involved in rescue and relief operations
