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IVRCL denies negligence in Kolkata flyover construction

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ivrclHyderabad: Hyderabad-based IVRCL, the firm building the flyover in Kolkata that collapsed on Thursday killing 24 people, has denied any negligence in the construction.

The company, under fire for its officials using the expression “act of god”, clarified that it was used only to describe that it was under no one’s control and that the reasons for the collapse were not known.

K. Panduranga Rao, group head, HR and administration, IVRCL, told reporters that they have no information about police team from Kolkata reaching Hyderabad. “Nobody has contacted us.”

The official, however, said their technical persons and legal experts had rushed to Kolkata. “We will extend all cooperation in the investigations.”

He said the reason would be known only after thorough investigations. A legal advisor of the company referred to some media reports that it was like a bomb blast.

“Like the whole nation we are also extremely shocked and moved by this incident. It takes time to put everything in place,” the official said.

Claiming that quality material was used in the construction, they said there was no compromise on the quality.

“Same material used for 59 slabs and pillars, nothing happened how can only 60th fall down. We are also surprised and curious to know,” he said.

Replying to a query, Panduranga Rao said in projects like these there will be many sub-contractors but did not give the numbers. “There is no politics involved,” he said, when asked to comment on allegations by opposition parties in West Bengal that the contracts were given to leaders belonging to ruling Trinamool Congress.

On how the construction was taken up in a congested area, he said all approvals were given by the Kolkata municipal authorities.

In New Delhi, a spokeswoman of the now blacklisted IVRCL told reporters: “The work started after the approval of the construction material.”

“The incident has shocked us and we are ourselves anxious to know the reason behind the collapse,” the spokeswoman said.

“The investigation takes time. We don’t have any information so far. We are there to cooperate in the investigation,” she added.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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May 5, 2022

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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