The banner that fell down on the petrol pump at Pant Nagar in Mumai's Ghatkopar area killed 17 persons on the spot on May 13. More than seventy people were injured when the giant hoarding collapsed from a height of a high rise. Innocent people lost their lives soon after a storm dislocated the hoarding which was illegally erected by the side of the road. The investigation revealed that that one Ego Media Private Limited was the owner of the banner. The Director of the advertising agency Bhavesh Bhinde (current) was held soon after. But now after a month or so when the probe is on, several other facts are coming to the fore.
The Mumbai Sessions Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Jhanvi Marathe of Ego Media on May 31. She has escaped since then. Jhanvi Marathe was in charge since 2000 before Mr Bhinde took charge. The Director Bhinde was at large and was caught by Mumbai Crime Branch from Rajasthan.
There is another part of the mishap that is causing a serious concern regarding the safety of citizens in a city like Mumbai where hoardings and banners are so common everywhere. The BMC engineer was also hauled for issuing structure certificate before the hoarding was erected.
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