Morbi bridge collapse: Gross negligence by accused for financial gain, says chargesheet

The chargesheet filed by police on January 27 in the case related to the Morbi suspension bridge collapse that killed 135 persons in October 2022, alleges “gross negligence and carelessness” on part of the accused “for financial gain”.

Among the seven who have recorded confessional statements under section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) before the magistrate, is an accused — proprietor of Surendranagar-based Devprakash Solution Devang Parmar.

The chargesheet says, “The incident has been caused due to gross negligence and carelessness of the accused, post-incident the accused did not extend any help or relief and did not cooperate fully during the investigation.”