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Ghatkopar Hoarding Collapse: Court Sends Accused To Custody Till June 5

Mumbai Crime Branch’s SIT on Friday has produced Manoj Ramakrishna Sanghu, the accused in the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse case before the Esplanade Court.

The Mumbai Crime Branch sought a 10-day custody of the accused. But, the court has sent the accused to custody till June 5.

CASE INSIGHTS

Previously on May 13, the billboard in the Ghatkopar area came crashing down amid strong winds, leaving 17 dead and 64 injured as it left several people trapped underneath.

The accused, Manoj Ramkrishna Sanghu (47), who is on the BMC-approved engineer’s list, approved the structural stability certificate on April 24, 2023.

Earlier on Thursday, the Mumbai Crime Branch made a 2nd arrest in connection with the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse incident.

The arrested accused provided a structural stability certificate to EGO Media Private LTD for hoarding that collapsed.

Bhavesh Bhide, (owner of the company) that put up the giant billboard, was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch from Udaipur in Rajasthan last week and brought to Mumbai.

Officials added that police are investigating how Bhide was awarded the hoarding contract and how much he earned.

Mumbai Police therefore registered a case under IPC sections 304, 338, 337, and 34 against owner Bhavesh Bhide and others at Pantnagar police station.

Following the incident, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner stated that Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had ordered all hoardings to be checked.