While structural auditor Neeraj Desai, who was primarily held responsible for the collapse of the CST foot over bridge remains in judicial custody, certain documents now seem to indicate that Veetrag Enterprises, the contractor who had carried out refurbishment work on the bridge, and civic officials may have had a role in the incident. The documents, which include the payment certificate and the purchase order for the project, indicate the refurbishment work was taken up weeks before the work order was issued.

Following a letter sent by Kiran Dighavkar, the assistant municipal commissioner of A ward to the Bridges Department, BMC chief Ajoy Mehta had visited the CST FOB on October 25, 2016 and given instructions to beautify it since it looked shabby. The refurbishment of the FOB included replacing the existing tiles, repairing the hand railing, and painting the bridge structure. The letter mentioned that the Bridges Department should look into the necessary structural repairs, "In this subject matter, if any structural repairs are required from the point of view of stability, it may be rectified though your departments at the earliest before commencement of beautification work. Accordingly, remarks of the Bridges Department are requested."