Ahmedabad: Two bar associations in Gujarat- Morbi Bar Association and Rajkot Bar Association on Wednesday decided that they will not represent the accused arrested in connection with the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy.
The collapse of the bridge on Sunday evening claimed 135 lives and several lapses in the renovation work of the bridge have been deemed likely causes for the mishap.
The Ahmedabad-based Oreva Group has come on the radar after the bridge collapsed days after it was reopened for the public. While overcrowding was one of the factors, it has now been revealed that the repair work was not done properly.
In the court on Tuesday, the prosecution told that while the floor of the bridge was repaired, the cable was not repaired. And hence, the cable snapped under the pressure of the floor. The floor itself became heavier after the repair. In addition, there was crowding on the occasion of Chhath Puja.
Nine people have been arrested in connection with the case including two managers of the Oreva group, two sub-contractors who had repaired the bridge, the security guards and the ticket booking clerks. The managers and the sub-contractors have been sent to police custody, while the rest are in judicial custody.
