Ghaziabad: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday announced a grant of Rs 10 lakh each to the family of those who lost their lives in the Muradnagar crematorium roof collapse incident on Sunday. He also ordered to file a case under the National Security Act (NSA) on the accused responsible for the incident.
CM Adityanath has presented a strict front regarding the whole matter and has on Monday strongly reprimanded the officers responsible for the construction of the crematorium. Today morning, he ordered action under Rasuka against the construction engineer and the contractor while also fining them for the loss.
He has ordered the contractors to be blacklisted. Along with this, the DM and commissioner have been issued a notice asking why there was negligence when a clear instruction was given to do physical verification of the site with above 50 lakh investment in September itself.
Ghaziabad police arrested the absconding corporate accused in a cemetery mishap in a midnight hunt on Monday.
The police informed IANS that the accused, Ajay Tyagi, was arrested after a day-long search at all the anticipated places of his hiding. He was found hiding at one of such spots in Muradnagar, a police official said.
"After 36 hours of search, we have arrested all the accused. Their statements have been recorded and further probe is being carried," said Kalanidhi Naithani, SSP, Ghaziabad.
The police had also arrested three officials from the Municipal Corporation of Muradnagar earlier on Monday named the case for involvement in the unfortunate incident.
The incident was reported on Sunday morning where around 50 people, who had come to attend the last rites of a fruit-seller, took shelter under the newly-built roof, to save themselves from getting drenched from the rain. However, minutes later, the roof collapsed and all of them got trapped inside its debris.
25 of them died on the spot while around 20 sustained injuries. The officials said that eight of them got severely injured in the incident and were admitted to the hospital.
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The police had lodged an FIR and named four people as accused including Tyagi and the officials from Muradnagar Municipal Corporation on Sunday night. While the officials including executive officer Niharika Singh, junior engineer Chandra Pal, and supervisor Ashish were arrested on Monday morning, Tyagi was at large. His phone was switched off and his family members were unaware of his whereabouts, the police said.
Tyagi also carried prize money of Rs 25,000 after the police announced it on his head since he was not being traced then.
The charges in the FIR leveled against the accused involve sections 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 337 (Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety), 338 (Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others), 409 (Criminal breach of trust by public servant) and 427 (Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees) of the IPC.
(With input from IANS)
