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Morbi Bridge Collapse: Oreva group MD Jaysukh Patel denied interim bail

Morbi Bridge Collapse: The district and session courts have denied bail to Oreva group MD Jaysukh Patel on Tuesday. Earlier, the Gujarat government had opposed the interim bail sought by Jaysukh Patel to pay compensation to the kin of victims of last year’s Morbi suspension bridge collapse that left 135 dead. The Gujarat High Court had on February 22 directed the company, which maintained the 1887-built structure before it collapsed on October 30 killing 135, to pay an interim compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of each of the deceased and Rs 2 lakh to each injured within four weeks. The court of principal district and sessions judge P C Joshi reserved its decision on Patel's interim bail plea for March 7 after the state government as well as the family members of the victims opposed his plea during the hearing on Saturday.

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