Oreva MD Oreva Group named as prime accused in Morbi bridge collapse case
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AHMEDABAD: Gujarat police on Friday filed a cost sheet that mentions the managing director of Ajanta Manufacturing Private Limited (AMPL) of Oreva Group, Jaysukh Patel because the absconding prime accused for the suspension bridge collapse in Morbi, Gujarat. The incident happened in October 2022, ensuing in 135 fatalities. Patel is on the run as of now.
The chargesheet, which runs into greater than 1,200 pages, was filed within the court docket of Morbi’s chief judicial Justice of the Peace MJ Khan by Deputy Superintendent of Police P S Zala, who’s the investigating officer of the case.
Advocate appeared on behalf of the household of the deceased Dilip Agechaniya informed the media “Oreva Group’s Jaysukh Patel, who was not named in the FIR initially by police, has been shown as the tenth accused in the chargesheet filed before the magistrate on Friday.”
“An arrest warrant Under CRPC-70 by a magistrate’s court is out against Oreva Group MD Jaysukh Patel,” learn the Morbi Police official launch.
Rajkot vary Inspector General of Police Ashok Yadav informed The New Indian Express, “The police have filed a chargesheet of about 1,262 pages. Based on the police investigation, Oreva managing director Jaysukh Patel is the prime accused in the case.”
“Nine persons, including AMPL managers Deepak Parekh and Dinesh Dave, two ticket-booking clerks, three security guards posted at the bridge, and two private contractors who had carried out repair and maintenance of the bridge between March and October last year, have been arrested and they are named in the chargesheet,” stated Ashok Yadav.
“The chargesheet has been filed against the 10 accused under IPC sections 304, 308,114, 336,337,338,” he stated.
The police have recorded the statements of a complete of 367 witnesses, together with the members of the family of the deceased and injured folks.
The cost sheet offered to the court docket included statements from medical doctors at civil and personal hospitals who handled the injured, in addition to the chief officer of Morbi Municipality.
The police recorded round 4 individuals’ statements beneath CrPC part 164 earlier than the Justice of the Peace who supplied essential info which helped the cops in gathering the proof.
On Wednesday, throughout a case listening to, the Gujarat High Court’s division bench criticized Morbi Municipality for not taking accountability when Oreva Group wrote in a letter in December 2021 that the bridge had severe points whereas pushing for increased ticket costs for the bridge.
In March 2022, the Oreva Group was granted a contract by the Morbi municipality to restore the Morbi bridge. However, as a consequence of alleged involvement in unsavory actions, Sandipsinh Zala, who was then the chief officer of stated municipality, has subsequently been suspended by the state authorities for signing an MoU with Oreva.
The Special Investigation Team appointed by the federal government recognized a lot of points with the bridge restore work. The municipality has additionally come beneath scrutiny for not controlling exercise on the bridge and varied design errors post-renovation had been detected.
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat police on Friday filed a cost sheet that mentions the managing director of Ajanta Manufacturing Private Limited (AMPL) of Oreva Group, Jaysukh Patel because the absconding prime accused for the suspension bridge collapse in Morbi, Gujarat. The incident happened in October 2022, ensuing in 135 fatalities. Patel is on the run as of now.
The chargesheet, which runs into greater than 1,200 pages, was filed within the court docket of Morbi’s chief judicial Justice of the Peace MJ Khan by Deputy Superintendent of Police P S Zala, who’s the investigating officer of the case.
Advocate appeared on behalf of the household of the deceased Dilip Agechaniya informed the media “Oreva Group’s Jaysukh Patel, who was not named in the FIR initially by police, has been shown as the tenth accused in the chargesheet filed before the magistrate on Friday.”
“An arrest warrant Under CRPC-70 by a magistrate’s court is out against Oreva Group MD Jaysukh Patel,” learn the Morbi Police official launch.
Rajkot vary Inspector General of Police Ashok Yadav informed The New Indian Express, “The police have filed a chargesheet of about 1,262 pages. Based on the police investigation, Oreva managing director Jaysukh Patel is the prime accused in the case.”
“Nine persons, including AMPL managers Deepak Parekh and Dinesh Dave, two ticket-booking clerks, three security guards posted at the bridge, and two private contractors who had carried out repair and maintenance of the bridge between March and October last year, have been arrested and they are named in the chargesheet,” stated Ashok Yadav.
“The chargesheet has been filed against the 10 accused under IPC sections 304, 308,114, 336,337,338,” he stated.
The police have recorded the statements of a complete of 367 witnesses, together with the members of the family of the deceased and injured folks.
The cost sheet offered to the court docket included statements from medical doctors at civil and personal hospitals who handled the injured, in addition to the chief officer of Morbi Municipality.
The police recorded round 4 individuals’ statements beneath CrPC part 164 earlier than the Justice of the Peace who supplied essential info which helped the cops in gathering the proof.
On Wednesday, throughout a case listening to, the Gujarat High Court’s division bench criticized Morbi Municipality for not taking accountability when Oreva Group wrote in a letter in December 2021 that the bridge had severe points whereas pushing for increased ticket costs for the bridge.
In March 2022, the Oreva Group was granted a contract by the Morbi municipality to restore the Morbi bridge. However, as a consequence of alleged involvement in unsavory actions, Sandipsinh Zala, who was then the chief officer of stated municipality, has subsequently been suspended by the state authorities for signing an MoU with Oreva.
The Special Investigation Team appointed by the federal government recognized a lot of points with the bridge restore work. The municipality has additionally come beneath scrutiny for not controlling exercise on the bridge and varied design errors post-renovation had been detected.
