Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 31: The managing director of Ajanta Manufacturing Private Limited (AMPL) of OREVA Group, Jaysukh Patel, who was accused of the fatal collapse of the Morbi Bridge that killed 135 people in Gujarat, surrendered before the court on Tuesday.
“Jaysukh Patel surrendered before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) M J Khan which had issued an arrest warrant against him,” said Dilip Agechaniya, a lawyer representing victims in the case.
Patel was named as an accused in the charge sheet filed by the police on January 27. He surrendered before the court of the chief judicial magistrate which had issued an arrest warrant against him.
In the charge sheet comprising more than 1,200 pages filed by Deputy Superintendent of Police P S Zala in the CJM’s court, Patel was shown as the tenth accused. He had also encouraged a preventive bail plea fearing arrest.
Notably, the ill-fated bridged collapsed on October 30, resulting in the tragic death of at least 135 people and injuries to more than 180 people.
Reportedly, Ajanta Manufacturing Limited (Oreva Group) was responsible for the manoeuvre and maintenance of the British-era suspension bridge on the Machchu River that collapsed. Right after the incident, a special investigation team was formed by the state government citing several lapses on the part of the firm.
At least nine people, including four employees of Ajanta Manufacturing (Oreva Group), have been detained so far in the case including two managers and an equal number of ticket booking clerks of the Oreva Group that was managing the British-era Bridge.
