Cops arrest 3 officers over Ghaziabad crematorium incident; victims’ kin block key freeway

The Ghaziabad Police Monday arrested three municipal officers over the collapse of a roof at a crematorium right here that claimed 24 lives, whilst victims’ kin blocked the Delhi-Meerut Highway demanding increased compensation and a authorities job for every grieving household.
Superintendent of Police (Rural) Iraj Raja stated that Muradnagar Nagar Palika Executive Officer Niharika Singh, Junior Engineer Chandra Pal and Supervisor Ashish had been arrested this morning.
Teams are additionally conducting raids at potential hideouts of contractor Ajay Tyagi to arrest him, Raja stated.

Meanwhile, the blockade by the victims’ households and associates in entrance of the Muradnagar Police Station led to an enormous site visitors jam with 1000’s of autos getting piled up on the important thing highway through the morning rush hour.
Twenty-four individuals, most of them attending a funeral, had been killed and 17 others injured when the roof of a shelter at a cremation floor in Muradnagar right here collapsed on Sunday.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had Sunday introduced Rs 2 lakh as monetary aid for the households of every man killed.