Ghatkopar Building Collapse

Mumbai: Prime accused Bhavesh Bhinde granted bail in hoarding collapse case

A Mumbai court has granted bail to advertising firm director Bhavesh Bhinde, the prime accused in the case of a hoarding collapse in Ghatkopar area here that claimed 17 lives in May this year. Additional Sessions Judge V M Pathade allowed Bhinde's bail plea on Saturday. Bhinde, through his lawyer Sana Khan, had contended the unfortunate incident was an "act of God", and that he was implicated for "political vendetta". The hoarding installed in Ghatkopar area collapsed due to "unexpected, unusual wind speed" and no fault can be attributed to the applicant (whose firm had installed it), advocate Khan argued. It was also submitted that Bhinde was not the firm's director at the time of installation of the gigantic hoarding. Bhinde has been booked on the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The prosecution opposed bail to Bhinde, saying there was enough evidence to show he was actively involved in the case. Seventeen persons, including a former general manager of the

Hoarding crash: HC asks police to reply to ad firm's plea to quash FIR

The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the police to file a detailed affidavit in response to the petition of advertising firm director Bhavesh Bhinde, arrested in the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse case. Bhinde has sought that the FIR registered against him be quashed claiming that the hoarding collapse, which killed 17 persons, was an act of God and he is released on interim bail pending hearing of the plea. He has been booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha said the plea also raises the contention of illegal arrest as the mandatory notice under section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure was not issued to the accused first. The bench said the police will have to clarify their stand on this as several judgments say that illegal detention necessitates immediate release. Public Prosecutor Hiten Venegaonkar said a detailed affidavit will be filed. The court posted the matter for further hearing on July 26. Bh

Mumbai hoarding collapse: Retired couple stopping for petrol found dead

At least 16 fatalities have occurred in Mumbai following the collapse of the hoarding in Ghatkopar. The advertisement company responsible for the hoarding faces charges of culpable homicide

All hoardings need structural stability certificate, says BMC Commissioner

The BMC Commissioner stated that Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has ordered all hoardings to be checked

Ghatkopar building collapse: PM announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for kin

The Prime Minister also approved Rs. 50,000 each for those injured in the collapse

Ghatkopar building collapse: NDRF saves 11 people trapped under rubble

'Please cut my hands but pull me out of the debris,' said one survivor when she was trapped