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Around 50 cops hurt as auditorium roof collapses in Kannur

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Press Trust of India Kannur (Kerala)

Around 50 police personnel were injured Monday when the roof of an auditorium in a beach resort here collapsed during a camp for them.

The police personnel were taking part in a study camp organised at the resort by the district committee of a police association.

Faulty construction was suspected to be the cause of the mishap, the police said.

Three of the injured were admitted to a hospital in neighbouring Mangaluru while the others with minor wounds were treated as outpatients at a local hospital, they said.

A case was registered against the owner of the resort, they added.

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First Published: Nov 12 2018 | 9:36 PM IST

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