Mumbai Police arrest prime accused in Ghatkopar billboard collapse case
The man, 42-year-old Mohammad Arshad Khan, had been on the run for over seven months after being called to record his statement in July.
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The Mumbai Police on Sunday arrested Mohammad Arshad Khan, the prime accused in the Ghatkopar billboard collapse case, PTI reported.
The 42-year-old had been on the run for over seven months after recording his preliminary statement in the case in July, The Indian Express reported.
The accident, which left 17 persons dead and injured more than 70, occurred on May 13 near the Chheda Nagar Gymkhana in the city’s Ghatkopar area when a powerful dust storm caused a large billboard to topple. It fell on a petrol pump where dozens of persons had taken shelter from the weather.
During the investigation, the Mumbai Crime Branch found that Ego Media Private Limited, the firm that installed the 140x120 feet hoarding on the petrol pump, transferred Rs 82 lakh to bank accounts of several persons linked to Khan, PTI quoted an unidentified officer as saying.
Khan was a co-director in a company along with the wife of a suspended Railway Police officer named Quaiser Khalid, who allegedly approved the billboard without issuing tenders, The Indian Express reported.
Khalid denied any wrongdoing and said that permission for the billboard was granted during the tenure of his successor, according to the newspaper. He was suspended by the Maharashtra government soon after details about the case came to light.
In July, the police recorded Khan’s...
