Bhavesh Bhide accused in illegal Ghatkopar hoarding collapse arrested from Udaipur

Bhavesh Bhide accused in illegal Ghatkopar hoarding collapse arrested from Udaipur

The crime branch of Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested Bhavesh Bhide accused in the Ghatkopar Hoarding collapse case. His company put up the giant billboard whose collapse in an unexpected dust storm in Mumbai claimed 16 lives on Monday.
Ghatkopar hoarding collapse: Bhide was arrested from Udaipur and is being brought to Mumbai. Bhavesh Bhide’s company put up the giant billboard whose collapse in an unexpected dust storm in Mumbai claimed 16 lives on Monday.

Bhavesh is the director of Ego Media Pvt Ltd, the advertising agency responsible for erecting the hoarding.

After inspecting the Ghatkopar site on Thursday, BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani said the search and rescue operation was complete.

The civic chief said the rescuers had thoroughly checked the site to ensure that no more people were trapped there.

Now, the work of clearing the debris will continue through the day, he said.

As per, the Mumbai Police, BPCL, NDRF, Mumbai fire brigade, and Mahanagar Gas participated and completed the rescue operation by “maintaining proper coordination”.

As per the IAS officer stated action is being taken on a “war footing” to remove illegal hoardings in the metropolis.

Gagrani further stated that there should be no hoardings (in the city) other than those meeting the specifications laid down for them. So it is not a question of who owns them or whose place they are in.
Gagrani said structural stability of hoardings is mandatory for the ones permitted by the BMC.

Likewise, the Railways has been directed to follow the specifications and remove those hoardings that do not conform to the parameters, he said.

The illegal giant hoarding that collapsed in Ghatkopar stood on a piece of land in possession of the Government Railway Police.

News Edit K.V.Raman