Police have lodged an FIR, with the provision to add names later, blaming the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for Thursday’s collapse of the Himalaya foot overbridge near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus that has claimed six lives and injured 30.
The civic body, responsible for maintaining the bridge, announced its own probe but demolished the collapsed structure, prompting Opposition allegations that it was “destroying evidence” to protect errant officials.
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis told reporters that he had asked for the names of the civic officials responsible for the cave-in by Friday evening.
A case has been registered under Indian Penal Code sections 304A (causing death by negligence) and 338 (causing grievous hurt).
