Gujarat Morbi Bridge Tragedy

A court granted bail to Oreva Group CMD Jaysukh Patel, the main accused in the 2022 Morbi suspension bridge collapse case, and barred his entry into the district till the completion of the trial as it imposed seven conditions for his release

A number of people who lost their family members in the Morbi bridge collapse one year ago gathered near the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad demanding "justice" for the victims and the harshest punishment for those responsible for the tragedy.

There were "serious operational and technical lapses" on part of the Oreva company's management, which led to the collapse of a bridge in Gujarat's Morbi town last year, the Special Investigation Team said.

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday granted bail to the three security guards who were deployed on the suspension bridge in Morbi town when it collapsed on October 30 last year claiming more than a hundred lives

Oreva Group informed the Gujarat High Court today that it has deposited with the state legal services authority the entire amount of Rs 14.62 crore to be paid as interim compensation to victims of the Morbi bridge tragedy.

Morbi Civic Body: 1 Months after a suspension bridge collapsed in Morbi town of Gujarat killing 135 people, the state government on Tuesday superseded the town's municipality, said an official.

The Gujarat government opposed the regular bail plea of Jaysukh Patel, managing director of Oreva Group, in the case pertaining to last year's Morbi suspension bridge collapse that killed 135 persons, asserting that he is the main accused.

The Gujarat government-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) has found in its preliminary probe that corrosion on nearly half of the wires on a cable led to the collapse of the Morbi bridge.

Seven persons arrested in connection with the collapse of a suspension bridge in Morbi town of Gujarat, which killed 135 persons, approached the sessions court on Thursday for regular bail.

Jaysukh Patel, the top boss of the Oreva group -- the company hired for the maintenance and repair of the bridge in Gujarat's Morbi which collapsed in October killing 135 people -- surrendered at a local court today

The Gujarat High Court agreed to the Oreva Group's offer on Wednesday to pay compensation to the victims of the Morbi bridge collapse that left 135 dead and several injured but said it will "not absolve it of any liability".

Jaysukh Patel's Oreva Group, a company known for making wall clocks under the Ajanta brand, had been awarded the contract for renovation, operation and maintenance of the Morbi bridge.

Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale faked documents to allege that Rs 30 crore was spent on Prime Minister Narendra Modis trip to Morbi after the bridge tragedy, Gujarat police said today.

A court in Gujarat's Mordi on Wednesday rejected bail applications of eight out of nine persons arrested in connection with the suspension bridge collapse tragedy.

The Supreme Court on Monday said that the Morbi Bride collapse incident in which 140 were killed was an "enormous tragedy" and asked the Gujarat High Court to hold periodical hearings.

A court granted bail to Oreva Group CMD Jaysukh Patel, the main accused in the 2022 Morbi suspension bridge collapse case, and barred his entry into the district till the completion of the trial as it imposed seven conditions for his release

A number of people who lost their family members in the Morbi bridge collapse one year ago gathered near the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad demanding "justice" for the victims and the harshest punishment for those responsible for the tragedy.

There were "serious operational and technical lapses" on part of the Oreva company's management, which led to the collapse of a bridge in Gujarat's Morbi town last year, the Special Investigation Team said.

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday granted bail to the three security guards who were deployed on the suspension bridge in Morbi town when it collapsed on October 30 last year claiming more than a hundred lives

Oreva Group informed the Gujarat High Court today that it has deposited with the state legal services authority the entire amount of Rs 14.62 crore to be paid as interim compensation to victims of the Morbi bridge tragedy.

Morbi Civic Body: 1 Months after a suspension bridge collapsed in Morbi town of Gujarat killing 135 people, the state government on Tuesday superseded the town's municipality, said an official.

The Gujarat government opposed the regular bail plea of Jaysukh Patel, managing director of Oreva Group, in the case pertaining to last year's Morbi suspension bridge collapse that killed 135 persons, asserting that he is the main accused.

The Gujarat government-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) has found in its preliminary probe that corrosion on nearly half of the wires on a cable led to the collapse of the Morbi bridge.

Seven persons arrested in connection with the collapse of a suspension bridge in Morbi town of Gujarat, which killed 135 persons, approached the sessions court on Thursday for regular bail.

Jaysukh Patel, the top boss of the Oreva group -- the company hired for the maintenance and repair of the bridge in Gujarat's Morbi which collapsed in October killing 135 people -- surrendered at a local court today

The Gujarat High Court agreed to the Oreva Group's offer on Wednesday to pay compensation to the victims of the Morbi bridge collapse that left 135 dead and several injured but said it will "not absolve it of any liability".

Jaysukh Patel's Oreva Group, a company known for making wall clocks under the Ajanta brand, had been awarded the contract for renovation, operation and maintenance of the Morbi bridge.

Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale faked documents to allege that Rs 30 crore was spent on Prime Minister Narendra Modis trip to Morbi after the bridge tragedy, Gujarat police said today.

A court in Gujarat's Mordi on Wednesday rejected bail applications of eight out of nine persons arrested in connection with the suspension bridge collapse tragedy.

The Supreme Court on Monday said that the Morbi Bride collapse incident in which 140 were killed was an "enormous tragedy" and asked the Gujarat High Court to hold periodical hearings.