Bengaluru Metro Pillar Collapse: FIR Filed Against 8 Persons, Says Home Minister Araga Jnanendra

Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra also asserted that the government will take action against the accused

Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra. ( Image Source :ANI )

A day after a metro pillar in Bengaluru's Nagavara collapsed leaving a mother-son duo dead, Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday asserted that the government will take action against the accused.

"There are 8 accused, including Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC), its director Chaitanya, supervisor Lakshmipathi and JE Prabhakar. We'll take action for sure. It's utter negligence by the company," Karnataka Home Minister said, as quoted by news agency ANI.

"FIR filed against all the eight accused - the people and the company," ANI said quoting the home minister.

FIR filed against all the eight accused - the people and the company: Karnataka HM Araga Jnanendra

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Earlier on Wednesday, Madan Kumar, the father of the deceased woman, said that he would not take the body of his daughter until the contract is cancelled. He said, "Till the contractor's license is not cancelled, I won't take the body."

As reported earlier, Vijayakumar, father-in-law of the woman who died in the incident, said, "The contractor in charge of the Metro pillar construction clearly didn't take safety measures. The construction work at the incident spot should immediately stop."

Opposition Congress on Tuesday pointed out that this is the result of the '40 per cent commission' government holding the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government responsible for the incident.

On Tuesday at 10.45 AM, an under-construction metro pillar collapsed and hit a bike, on which four people were travelling near Nagavara in Bengaluru. Father Lohith and mother Tejaswini and twins (one son and daughter). The deceased were identified as Tejaswini and Vihan, who died at a hospital.