Morbi bridge collapse: Court sends four accused to police custody

Out of nine persons arrested pertaining to the October 30 collapse of the century-old suspension bridge, killing 135 people, Gujarat’s Morbi Court on Wednesday has sent four people to police custody and remaining five into judicial custody till November 5.Of the four persons in police custody, two are managers of the Oreva company, which threw the bridge open for visitors after seven months of maintenance work, and the other two are fabrication work contractor’s people.Speaking on the ongoing investigation, Rahul Tripathi, SP Morbi, said, “We are questioning all the 4 accused in our custody and we are trying to establish the liability of the different kinds of lapses in the bridge renovation. We are doing a thorough investigation and if anyone’s role comes forward, he or she will be booked and arrested.”He added further, “Yes, We have given a scientific report to the court but details of the same can’t be shared with you at this stage as this will hamper our investigation.”