The owner of Ego Media, the company responsible for installing the massive billboard in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area which collapsed earlier this week in the face of strong winds and rainfall, leaving 16 dead and 75 injured; was brought to Mumbai in the early hours of Friday for further legal
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for holding a roadshow in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area where recently 16 people died after the hoarding collapsed earlier this week.
Expressing grief over the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse incident, BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani said that it was a tragic incident and informed that the rescue operation has been completed.
The death toll in the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse tragedy has reached 16 after two more bodies were recovered from a car stuck under the hoarding, an official said on Wednesday.
Ahead of the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed two public rallies at Kalyan in Thane district and Dindori, and also held a roadshow in Mumbai's Ghatkopar.
Thousands of residents thronged the busy Lal Bahadur Shastri Road to catch a glimpse of PM Modi, undeterred by the heavy security and bustling traffic.
Speaking with ANI, Kirit Somaiya said, "Aaditya Thackeray feels that his father, Uddhav Thackeray, may get caught in this case. Sanjay Raut feels that his brother Sunil Raut's name may also come under the scanner of police investigation."
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut reacted sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow in Mumbai's Ghatkopar where 18 people were killed in a dust storm triggered hoarding collapse, calling BJP leaders "chunav mafias."
Rescue efforts are currently underway for the third day after a hoarding collapsed and claimed the lives of 14 people earlier in the Ghatkopar area of Mumbai.