Oct 31,2022:The death toll in the horrifying cable bridge collapse in Gujarat’s Morbi crossed 132 on Monday morning after the National Disaster Response Force and Indian Navy personnel fished out more bodies from the Machchhu river bed, state home minister Harsh Sanghavi informed.
Taking responsibility of the accident, Sanghavi said that those guilty will face strict punishment.
At 6.40 pm on Sunday evening, the 756-metre-long suspended cable bridge snapped with 400-500 people on it, more than thrice its capacity, resulting in hundreds of people falling into the river. Most of the people had assembled there for Chhath Puja celebrations.
The bridge was reopened after renovation on October 26 on the occasion of the Gujarati New Year.
A case under sections 304 and 308 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered and a five-member committee has been formed to unearth the lapses in repair and renovation of the bridge, Sanghavi said.
