Kolkata flyover disaster: building firm staff face charges as death toll rises
Indian police have arrested three employees of the construction firm building a flyover that collapsed in the eastern city of Kolkata, as the death toll rose to 26, a senior officer said on Saturday.
The arrests were made on Friday evening after police sealed the Kolkata office of IVRCL, the contractor behind the ill-fated construction project in West Bengal state.
Five other staff were detained for questioning over the tragedy that unfolded after a 100-metre section of the flyover collapsed on Thursday, crushing pedestrians and vehicles on the street below.
“Three mid-level officials of the Hyderabad-based construction firm were arrested last night,” Kolkata police’s joint commissioner, Debasish Boral, said.
“We have also detained five others of the firm, sealed its office in Kolkata and sent a notice to its managing director to join the investigation into the incident.”
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