Morbi bridge collapse case: Court rejects bail pleas of seven accused

Parmar’s confessional statement recorded before a magistrate forms part of the chargesheet submitted by the Morbi police on January 27.

The seven whose bail pleas were rejected on Saturday by the court of principal session judge PC Joshi, include two managers of Ajanta Manufacturing Private Limited (AMPL) — Deepak Parekh and Dineshbhai Davem, two ticket clerks Madevbhai Solanki and Mansukhbhai Topiya, and three security guards Alpeshbhai Gohil, Dilipbhai Gohil and Mukeshbhai Chauhan.

A total of 10 accused, including Jayasukh Patel, managing director of AMPL of the Oreva Group, are facing charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Patel surrendered before a court here on February 1 before his arrest.
This is the second attempt at bail by the seven accused persons, with the nine accused earlier filing for bail in November 2022, prior to filing of the chargesheet.

The British-era bridge on Machchhu river collapsed on October 30, 2022, days after it was reopened following repairs.