The technical team along with the Bengaluru police reached the spot to carry out a detailed survey about raw materials being used in construction work to corroborate evidence on what caused the collapse of the Metro pillar.
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Wednesday suspended Deputy Chief Engineer, Executive Engineer and Site Engineer after the under-construction metro pillar in Bengaluru collapsed and claimed two lives.
On Tuesday, the woman, identified as Tejaswini, along with her toddler, died in the mishap while her husband and daughter were admitted to the hospital with injuries.
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Tuesday termed the collapse of the under-construction metro pillar in Bengaluru which claimed two lives as the result of the "40 per cent commission" government.
The husband of the woman who died in the incident said that he has lost everything. Expressing sorrow over the mishap and said in a message to the government to ensure such incidents do not occur again.
An FIR has been registered against unidentified persons in connection with the collapse of an under-construction pillar in Bengaluru, police said on Tuesday.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh for the kin of the deceased in the Bengaluru metro pillar mishap that claimed two lives.
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation has issued notices to the contractors and concerned engineers in connection with the collapse of an under-construction metro pillar in Bengaluru and said that an internal technical team would investigate the matter.
The contractor in charge of the Metro pillar construction in Bengaluru, where the collapse of an under-construction metro pillar claimed two lives, didn't take safety measures, alleged the father-in-law of the woman who died in the incident on Tuesday.
"A pillar fell on the road and a woman and her child were badly injured and died. It is very unfortunate. Will provide Rs 20 lakh ex-gratia to the kin of the victims," the MD said.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that the government would conduct an inquiry into the under-construction metro pillar collapse incident in Bengaluru which claimed two lives.