Bhavesh Bhinde, an owner of the ad agency which was responsible for installing the billboard that collapsed and claimed 16 lives in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar, was sent to police custody till May 26.
He was arrested in Udaipur, Rajasthan, on May 16 and brought to the city.
M/S Ego Media Pvt Ltd, his advertising firm, managed the giant hoarding that collapsed on a petrol pump during a dust storm on May 13. As Mr. Bhinde absconded after the incident, police registered a case against him for alleged ‘culpable homicide not amounting to murder’ under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code.
