Gujarat Police file a report accusing a bridge repair company of "culpable homicide" in the Morbi disaster

The Gujarat Police have accused private agencies of trying to commit culpable homicide and culpable homicide that did not equal to murder in connection with the bridge collapse incident in Gujarat's Morbi district.

According to Morbi B Division Police Inspector Prakashbhai Dekavadiya, a FIR has been filed against the maintenance and management companies of the bridge under Sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), and 114 (abettor present when offence is committed) of the India Penal .

The management individual or organisation failed to properly maintain and inspect the bridge on October 26 while keeping it open for traffic, according to the police's report.According to accounts, the bridge was shut down for maintenance for almost 8 months while a private company handled the repairs.

"The cable bridge on the river was kept open without proper repair and maintenance and carelessness of the management and due to technical issues, the bridge collapsed at around 18:30 hours. Hence FIR has been registered under Sections 304, 308, and 114 of the Indian penal code against the Maintenance and Management person/agency," police inspector Dekavadiya said.

As of Monday morning, 132 people had died as a result of the accident, according to the most recent information. According to Harsh Sanghavi, the home minister for Gujarat, a criminal case has been filed in connection with the occurrence.

Under the direction of the Range IGP, an investigation has started today, according to Sanghavi.Everyone stayed up late working. Quickly reaching the area were the Navy, NDRF (National Disaster Relief Force), Air Force, and Army. More than 200 people spent the entire night working on search and rescue efforts, according to Sanghavi.

Teams including Army, Navy, Air Force, NDRF, and Fire Brigade conducted a search operation throughout the night to rescue people who had fallen into the Macchu river after the bridge collapsed, as per officials.

After the incident, Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, Minister of State for Home Affairs Harshbhai Sanghvi, Minister Brijeshbhai Merja, and Minister of State Shri Arvindbhai Raiyani reached the incident spot at midnight and personally observed the rescue operation and gave directions.