Toll goes up to 24 in Kolkata flyover tragedy; 3 FIRS filed against builder

April 01, 2016 08:22

Kolkata Police has filed a case of culpable homicide and sealed the offices of construction company IVRCL after the collapse of the flyover, which claimed the lives of 24 people.

The FIR was filed under sections 304(culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 308 ( attempt to commit culpable homicide) and 427( mischief causing damages) of the IPC. Company officials said they will cooperate with the probe.

"It's nothing but a God's act. So far in 27 years we have constructed several number of bridges...it never happened," K Panduranga Rao, Group Head (HR &Admin) of the Hyderabad-based company said.

Two of IVRCL's engineers were also missing from the collapsed site and searches were in progress to find them.

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