Mumbai Billboard Owner Arrested After Ghatkopar Hoarding Collapse Kills 16

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:29pm on 16 May 2024,Thursday India

Mumbai Police arrested Bhavesh Bhinde, the owner of the advertising agency responsible for the ill-fated Ghatkopar hoarding collapse. The May 13th incident claimed 16 lives and left 74 injured. Bhinde, the director of Ego Media Pvt Ltd, had been absconding since erecting the oversized 120x120-foot hoarding, which defied regulations. Booked for culpable homicide and endangering lives, his arrest concludes a week-long manhunt across Mumbai and Gujarat. Families of the victims express relief, hoping justice prevails for the preventable tragedy that scarred the city's landscape and memories.

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