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Mumbai: Top judge leads probe into Ghatkopar hoarding collapse
Updated On: 30 July, 2024 08:36 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Special panel to investigate how the tragedy happened and if there was collusion and recommend new policies to be put in place in a month
The hoarding crash site in Ghatkopar. File pic/Atul Kamble
The state government has appointed a special panel, led by a former chief justice of the Bombay High Court, to investigate the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse case. The committee’s mandate is to determine the sequence of events, identify the causes and issues, investigate any collusion among officials from various agencies, and submit recommendations to the government within a month.
The committee, chaired by retired Chief Justice Dilip Bhosle, includes an additional commissioner-rank officer from the BMC, an ADG-rank officer from the Maharashtra Police, a senior engineer from IIT, an income tax officer and a chartered accountant. The state government’s order highlighted that the collapse of the hoarding has raised serious questions about the legality of such billboards on government land. According to the order, “The committee shall examine the sequence of events, causes and consequences, and assess the roles of the companies responsible for the hoarding and the petrol pump, including their previous records, financial trails, and any evidence of collusion with officials of various agencies.”
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