Morbi bridge collapse incident: A 1,262-page chargesheet has been filed within the 2022 Morbi suspension bridge collapse case on Friday. In line with this chargesheet filed by the investigation officer DSP PS Zala, Oreva Group MD Jaysukh Patel has been named as an accused within the case along with the ninth accused who’re already serving jail time.
These arrested embrace two managers and ticket reserving clerks of the Oreva Group who had been managing the bridge. The chargesheet comes after a Gujarat court docket issued an arrest warrant in opposition to Patel in relation to the case beneath part 70 of the CrPC. Whereas issuing the warrant, Morbi chief judicial Justice of the Peace MJ Khan mentioned that Patel has not been arrested but and it has been 70 days because the incident.
He was quoted as saying by the information company ANI, “The court docket issued an arrest warrant in opposition to Jaysukh Patel of Oreva Group, which had a contract for the renovation of the Morbi bridge. He has not been arrested for 70 days.”
Patel’s anticipatory bail listening to is slated to happen on February 1. Patel moved the Morbi periods court docket on January 20 for anticipatory bail within the case since he was not named as an accused within the case.
Earlier than this, the Supreme Courtroom referred to as the bridge collapse an “huge tragedy” in November final yr whereas asking the Gujarat Excessive Courtroom to carry periodic hearings within the matter. On November 7, the Gujarat Excessive Courtroom had taken suo motu cognisance of the incident, issued discover to officers together with these belonging to the State Residence Division, and sought a report inside every week.
Morbi got here into focus when a British-era suspension bridge collapsed into the Machchu river and claimed the lives of 134 individuals on October 30, 2022. Ajanta Manufacturing Restricted or Oreva Group secured the contract to renovate, restore and function the bridge.
(With company inputs)
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