Ghatkopar billboard collapse claims 17th victim
7 months ago

Ghatkopar billboard collapse claims 17th victim

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The May 13 Ghatkopar billboard collapse claimed its 17th victim on Sunday. Raju Sonawane, the 17th victim of the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse “Raju was two rickshaws ahead of me at the petrol pump at Police Ground in Ghatkopar, waiting to fill CNG, without me knowing,” said Chandrakant Sonawane, his friend, also present at the accident site. I told him we would be okay and we crawled out from underneath the billboard, till people came and helped us.” Chandrakant had injuries to his head and chest, and Raju to his stomach. “The doctors informed me it would pass in a month or two.” Raju was kept at Rajawadi till last Wednesday, May 15, then transferred to KEM Hospital, Parel. “I am still in shock,” said Chandrakant, coming from Raju’s cremation in Ghatkopar on Wednesday.

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How Ghatkopar billboard collapse survivors are picking up the pieces
6 months, 3 weeks ago

How Ghatkopar billboard collapse survivors are picking up the pieces

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Ajay Valmiki, 40, has been a patient at the Rajawadi Hospital, Ghatkopar, for over two weeks now. His wife Seema, 37, seated by his side at the hospital with home-cooked meal, said, “My daughter broke into fever soon after she learnt about her father’s state.” She remembers “some senior officials” visiting the hospital to take pictures of her husband’s …

Ghatkopar hoarding collapse accused brought to Mumbai, to be produced in court
7 months, 1 week ago

Ghatkopar hoarding collapse accused brought to Mumbai, to be produced in court

The Hindu  

Bhavesh Bhinde, an advertising firm’s director, whose company had put up the giant hoarding that collapsed in Mumbai killing 16 people, was brought to the city early on May 17, a police official said. The police team along with Bhinde arrived at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport around 5 am and he was taken to a crime branch office, he …

Ghatkopar tragedy: Death toll rises to 16 as rescuers continue to dismantle the billboard
7 months, 1 week ago

Ghatkopar tragedy: Death toll rises to 16 as rescuers continue to dismantle the billboard

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Over 48 hours after a 120x120 feet billboard collapsed on a petrol pump in Ghatkopar, the death toll rose from 14 to 16 on Wednesday. Explaining the progress made so far, an NDRF official said, “We are close to removing the third girder of the total six of the billboard. Search operations will commence subsequently, although there is little …

Mumbai Police launches manhunt for Ghatkopar billboard owner Bhavesh Bhinde
7 months, 1 week ago

Mumbai Police launches manhunt for Ghatkopar billboard owner Bhavesh Bhinde

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: More than 10 police teams from Mumbai and Gujarat are trying to trace Bhavesh Bhinde, director of Ego Media Pvt Ltd, the advertising agency that owns the billboard that collapsed in Ghatkopar on May 13, killing 14 people and injuring 74 others. Bhavesh Bhinde, director of Ego Media Pvt Ltd, the advertising agency that owns the billboard that collapsed …

Mumbai hoarding collapse: 14 killed; traffic jams in Ghatkopar | Latest updates
7 months, 1 week ago

Mumbai hoarding collapse: 14 killed; traffic jams in Ghatkopar | Latest updates

Hindustan Times  

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4 dead, 60 injured after billboard collapses in Mumbai after dust storm
7 months, 1 week ago

4 dead, 60 injured after billboard collapses in Mumbai after dust storm

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: At least eight people died and 60 others were injured after a huge billboard collapsed in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar following heavy rains, a dust storm and gusty winds on Monday. According to the BMC officials, a towering 120x120 hoarding near a petrol pump in Chheda Nagar, Ghatkopar, came crashing down trapping nearly 100 people beneath it. Mumbaikars were caught off …

13 killed as bus and auto-rickshaw collide in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior; CM announces Rs 4 lakh ex gratia
3 years, 9 months ago

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India Today  

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Auto-rickshaw Driver Dies, Passengers Injured After Speeding SUV Crashes Into Vehicle at Delhi's GK
4 years, 1 month ago

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News 18  

The driver of an auto-rickshaw was killed and two people were injured when a speeding car hit the three-wheeler in south Delhi's Greater Kailash area, police said on Monday. Police reached the spot and found two vehicles, an SUV and an auto-rickshaw, in damaged condition, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Parvinder Singh said. Pankaj Kumar, a resident of Panchsheel Enclave, …

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