Nine arrested in Morbi bridge collapse tragedy

Nine persons including officials of Oreva the company that renovated the bridge ticket sellers and security men have been arrested for the Morbi bridge collapse in GujaratWe arrested nine people after filing FIR under various sections of IPC The arrested includes the managers of Oreva company and ticket clerks said Ashok Yadav IG Rajkot rangeAs and when we get evidence police will nab the accused further We have also formed a Special Investigation team pertaining to the incident he addedMore than 134 people died and about 100 people were injured due to the collapse of the suspension bridge over the Morbi Macchu river on SundayThe Gujarat Police has filed a First Information Report under IPC sections 304 and 308 culpable homicide not amounting to murder in the bridge collapse tragedyGujarat government has constituted a fivemember committee headed to probe the bridge collapse incidentAlso read Mumbai girl who left home to meet social media friend traced to HaridwarAn unfortunate incident took place in Morbi we pay our condolences We filed an FIR under various sections of IPC against all the accused to take stringent action Police amp locals mobilised and helped in the rescue operation the IG saidAn FIR has been registered against the maintenance and management agencies of the bridge under Sections 304 culpable homicide not amounting to murder 308 attempt to commit culpable homicide and 114 abettor present when offense is committed of the India Penal Code said Morbi B Division Police Inspector Prakashbhai DekavadiyaPrime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Morbi in Gujarat on Tuesday the state chief ministers office announced todayPrime Minister Modi who is in Kevadia said that rescue operations were underway and there would be no laxity in rescue and relief effortsThe Gujarat Government has been carrying out relief and rescue operations since yesterday Centre too is extending all help to the State Government PM Modi saidBriefing mediapersons here Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi said The death toll in the Morbi hanging bridge collapse incident has gone up to 132 The Chief Minister has constituted a high power committee yesterday itself while leaving Ahmedabad All officers posted at different locations were asked to report at Morbi by 2 am The investigation is going onThe Gujarat Home Minister further informed that a criminal case has been registered in connection with the incidentAn investigation has begun today under the leadership of Range IGP Sanghavi said Everyone worked all through the night The Navy NDRF National Disaster Relief Force Air Force and Army arrived at the spot quickly More than 200 persons have worked the entire night for search and rescue operations Sanghavi saidIndian Army is fully committed to assisting civil admin amp all other agencies for HADR Humanitarian Assistance amp Disaster Relief ops to prevent loss of lives treatment of survivors amp further retrieval of remaining bodies as part of search ops as per sourcesThe columns immediately got into the NDRF SDRF amp state fire services boats amp assisted in search operations Four medical columns assisted in the treatment of survivors in three hospitals viz the govt civil hospital Krishna hospital and Ayush hospital as per sourcesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever