Odisha: Government engineer, construction firm employee held in flyover tragedy

  • | Tuesday | 12th September, 2017

Vipul Chakraborty, project manager of Panda Infra Projects Private Limited, a private construction firm engaged to build the road overbridge, has also been arrested. Police are also looking for two other directors of Panda Infra. On Monday, the private construction firm's MD Pratap Kishore Panda and government engineer Bansidhar Praharaj were arrested for gross negligence that led to the tragedy, killing one and injuring 10 persons. BHUBANESWAR: Police continued to crack the whip on errant persons responsible for Sunday's flyover collapse near Bomikhal level crossing . A day after arresting two persons, the Laxmisagar police apprehended two more men on Tuesday.Government engineer Kishore Rout, who was suspended on Sunday for dereliction of duty, surrendered in police station, leading to his arrest on Tuesday.

BHUBANESWAR: Police continued to crack the whip on errant persons responsible for Sunday's flyover collapse near Bomikhal level crossing . A day after arresting two persons, the Laxmisagar police apprehended two more men on Tuesday.Government engineer Kishore Rout, who was suspended on Sunday for dereliction of duty, surrendered in police station, leading to his arrest on Tuesday. Vipul Chakraborty, project manager of Panda Infra Projects Private Limited, a private construction firm engaged to build the road overbridge, has also been arrested."We so far arrested four persons. More persons are likely to be arrested," DCP Satyabrata Bhoi said. On Monday, the private construction firm's MD Pratap Kishore Panda and government engineer Bansidhar Praharaj were arrested for gross negligence that led to the tragedy, killing one and injuring 10 persons. Police are also looking for two other directors of Panda Infra.

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