Hoarding collapse case: Ex-director of Ego Media, civil contractor held from hotel room in Goa | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: The special Investigating team probing the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse case that left 17 people dead, arrested the ex-director of Ego Media Janhavi Marathe and civil contractor Sagar Kumbhar from a hotel room in Goa.A Mumbai court on May 31 had rejected Marathe's anticipatory bail plea. While Marathe claimed she was "merely a signing authority" in the hoarding contract, police told the court she had "direct and active" involvement in the construction of the collapsed structure.As many as 17 persons died and 74 others were injured after the illegal hoarding, measuring 120 feet x 120 feet in size, crashed onto a nearby petrol pump during a dust storm and unseasonal rains in Mumbai on May 13As per a report submitted by a technological institute to police, the hoarding was instal...