Morbi mishap: Court adjourns bail plea of Oreva Group MD

EVEN AS a Morbi court on Saturday adjourned a plea filed by Ajanta Manufacturing Private Limited (OREVA Group) managing director Jaysukh Patel seeking protection against arrest in the bridge collapse case , police sources said that Patel is the prime accused in the case and that even a lookout circular (LOC) has been issued against him in order to prevent him fleeing the country.

The court of PC Joshi, the principal district and sessions judge of Morbi, took up Patel’s application filed five days ago, seeking anticipatory bail in the case.

However, the court adjourned the matter till February 1 after the prosecution requested time to file their response against the industrialist’s anticipatory bail plea.