Mumbai hoarding collapse: 100 notices, penalties issued against billboard owner Bhavesh Bhinde, says report
NDTV quoted police officials as saying.This suggests that the foreseeable disaster could have been prevented if prompt action was taken on time. This incident has alerted authorities in various cities across India, including Mumbai, Noida and Chennai to crackdown other outsized and illegal hoardings.The absconding director of the advertising firm that had installed the billboard was arrested from Udaipur in Rajasthan after being on the run for 72 hours.
He is currently in police remand till May 26.Police officials informed that after the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse incident Bhavesh Bhinde travelled from Mumbai to Thane, Ahmedabad and finally to Udaipur to escape arrest by disguising his identity.Notably, the Mumbai businessman faces 23 prior charges that include cheque fraud and illegal felling of trees. On May 22, the Mumbai Crime Branch formed a six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the hoarding collapse incident.The official statement read, "Mumbai Crime Branch forms an SIT to probe into the incident.
The SIT will now investigate the matter. The SIT comprises 6 officers.
The SIT has checked the residence of prime accused Bhavesh Bhinde and seized important documents from there. He has a total of 7 bank accounts in different banks," reported ANI.
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