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Civic engineer, 2 others, booked for toilet ceiling collapse

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Press Trust of India Thane

Three persons, including an engineer with the Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation, were booked today after the ceiling of a toilet block collapsed here injuring a 5-year-old, police said.

The incident happened yesterday in Piranipada locality of Shanti Nagar in Bhiwandi, officials said.

"The toilet block had been repaired just two months ago. We have booked three persons, including an engineer of the civic body and the contractor who repaired the toilet," an official said.

Thane police spokesperson Sukhada Narkar said that a case had been registered under section 337 (rash or negligent act endangering human life), adding that no arrest had been made so far.

 

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First Published: Apr 13 2018 | 7:55 PM IST

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