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Barge tragedy: NCP seeks culpable homicide case against ONGC

Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik, in a statement, accused the ONGC of neglecting the warnings issued in connection with the cyclone and risking the lives of around 700 workers.

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INS Kochi arrives with rescue personnel onboard Barge P305. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

INS Kochi arrives with rescue personnel onboard Barge P305. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

The NCP on Thursday demanded registration of a culpable homicide case against the ONGC in connection with the barge tragedy caused off the Mumbai coast when cyclone Tauktae brushed past the city.

As many as 37 personnel onboard an accommodation barge, 'P305', died, while 38 are still missing after the vessel, contracted to state-run oil and gas producer ONGC, sank in the Arabian Sea on Monday after getting caught in the powerful storm.

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