Chief Officer of Morbi Nagar Palika Sandipsinh Zala, suspended over dereliction in the Morbi mishap, where a century-old bridge collapsed, sources said on Friday.
The ongoing search and rescue operation to find the missing person, after a 143-year-old suspension bridge collapsed into the Machchu river, has been completed.
In a major turn in the Morbi bridge collapse case in Gujarat, the Additional Public Prosecutor of the case made a huge revelation, saying that a manager of the Oreva company cited " Act of God" in the court as a reason for the tragic mishap.
Out of nine persons arrested pertaining to the collapse of the century-old suspension bridge, killing over 130 people, Gujarat's Morbi Court Wednesday sent four people to police custody and remaining five into judicial custody till November 5.
Lawyers in Gujarat's Morbi Wednesday marched an En masse protest, refusing to fight case for Oreva group, popularly known for making Ajanta wall clocks, under scanner after throwing open the suspension bridge in Morbi without informing the municipality on Gujarati New Year day.
Teams including Army, Navy, Air Force, NDRF and Fire Brigade conducted a search operation throughout the night to find the victims in Macchu river after the bridge collapsed.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday held a review meeting soon after a cable bridge collapsed in Gujarat's Morbi on Sunday and claimed the lives of 68 people.
The Indian Naval Station Valsura in Jamnagar, Gujarat has sent a team of more than 40 personnel for rescue operations including marine commandos and seamen in Morbi after the cable bridge collapsed
As many as 35 people have lost their lives so far after a cable bridge collapsed on the Machchhu river in Gujarat's Morbi on Sunday, state Minister Brijesh Merja said, who is present at the incident spot.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each of those who lost their lives after a cable bridge collapsed in Gujarat's Morbi with several feared dead.