There is a pattern to the working of the government after every accident, such as the CSMT foot overbridge collapse, that kills and maims Mumbaikars. Almost every such incident has shown that whenever fingers are pointed towards civic/other officials for negligence leading to death, the government has done nothing apart from initiating departmental inquiries.

Many times compensation is announced, but their kin often complain that it never reached them. While the lives of Mumbaikars seem to be of no value to the government except before elections, it always seems to safeguard its officials from the law. But, victims' families continue to await justice.
Here are some incidents that demonstrate this: