Eight of the nine arrested in the Morbi bridge collapse case have moved the Gujarat High Court seeking bail. The court of Justice Samir Dave admitted and issued notice on the bail pleas of the seven accused Tuesday and posted it for next hearing on January 2, 2023.
Two Oreva managers—Dinesh Dave and Deepak Parekh, ticket clerks Madevbhai Solanki and Mansukhbhai Topiya, and security guards Alpeshbhai Gohil, Dilipbhai Gohil and Mukeshbhai Chauhan were the seven accused who moved for the bail last week.
Prakash Parmar, one of the proprietors of the Surendranagar-based Dev Prakash Fabrication firm that was roped in by Oreva company for repair of the bridge, moved for bail on Wednesday.