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"The firm had offered Rs 25.76 per sq ft while two other companies had quoted Rs 16.10 per sq ft and Rs 14.95 per sq ft for the same work. One of the gantries installed by the company at Banganga intersection had collapsed last monsoon , triggering a political war. Congress corporators had targeted BJP for failing to investigate and act against those responsible for the collapse. BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta has started an investigation into allegations of corruption in tenders awarded by Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) to a company co-owned by former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s brother.The special police establishment (SPE) has issued notices to BMC commissioner, seeking documents of tenders awarded to the firm for installation of gantries in Bhopal in 2016, said sources. BMC had appointed MANIT experts to check the structures for stability.