CSMT bridge collapse: Cops arrest retired senior BMC engineer

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : May 07 2019 | 8:45 PM IST

A retired senior Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official was arrested in connection with the collapse of a bridge near CSMT railway terminus on March 14 which killed seven persons and injured over 30, police said Tuesday.

Shitalaprasad Kori (58), who was chief engineer (bridges) of the civic body when the incident happened, was arrested by Azad Maidan police and produced in court on Tuesday which remanded him in police custody till May 10, an official said.

Earlier, the police had arrested BMC assistant engineer S F Kakulte and structural auditor Neeraj Desai in the case.

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First Published: May 07 2019 | 8:45 PM IST

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