The Umarkote police on Sunday arrested Assistant Executive Engineer Asit Patra in connection with the collapse of the under-construction bridge near Talapadar village in Nabarangpur district that killed a labourer and left three others critically injured.
Patra was arrested from Tikiri in Rayagada district, informed Umarkote SDPO Hemant Padhi. An FIR had earlier been lodged against Patra, contractor Ashish Biswal, and Junior Engineer Niranjan Sahu at the Umarkote police station. Contractor Biswal has already been arrested. A portion of the bridge over the Nagi river had collapsed on January 10 while centering work was underway.
