BJP Leader Claims More Police Involvement in Mumbai Hoarding Collapse

BJP leader Kirit Somaiya asserts that more police officials, aside from suspended IPS officer Quaiser Khalid, were involved in approving a hoarding in Mumbai's Ghatkopar, which collapsed, causing 17 deaths and 84 injuries. Additional top IPS officers' roles in the incident are detailed in a significant chargesheet.

BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Thursday alleged that multiple police officials, beyond the already suspended IPS officer Quaiser Khalid, were implicated in the approval process for the large hoarding in Mumbai's Ghatkopar, which collapsed on May 13, resulting in 17 fatalities and 84 injuries.

The ill-fated hoarding, which toppled onto a petrol pump, was sanctioned by Ego Media Private Limited on railway police property. Bhavesh Bhinde, the director of the company, has been detained along with others for their involvement in the disaster.

Somaiya further claimed that other senior IPS officers had a pivotal role in providing necessary permissions to Bhavesh Bhinde for erecting the illegal hoarding. Their roles and testimonies are detailed in a recently submitted 3,299-page chargesheet, indicating broader participation in the approval process.

He called for the state government to conduct a comprehensive investigation and hold all responsible parties accountable.

Khalid was suspended for allegedly sanctioning the hoarding without authorization from the Director General of Police’s office while serving as the Mumbai railway police commissioner.