Vadodara: Arrested after three children fall off ride at amusement fair, three men granted bail

The three men — Royal Mela organiser Nilesh Turkhiya, manager Hemraj More, and operator of the amusement ride, Yunus Mohammad – were booked and arrested by the Raopura police on Thursday.

Even as the police await a report of the City Ride Safety and Inspection Committee, primary investigation has revealed that the organisers had set up more than 22 amusement rides in the fair as against a permission for 13. The committee was set up to implement The Gujarat Amusement Rides and Gaming Zone Activity Safety Rules, laid down by the state government in July this year, following the May 25 Rajkot TRP game zone fire tragedy.

Raopura Police Inspector A A Vaghela said, “The committee report is awaited and probe is on. The court has granted bail to the three accused persons as the sections (they were arrested under) are bailable offences.”

The accused were booked and arrested under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Sections 125 (act endangering life or personal safety of others), and 289 (negligent conduct with respect to machinery).

On Wednesday, an FIR was lodged at Raopura police station against the mela organiser, manager and ride operator based on the complaint of Vadodara resident Jayesh Bhaliya, whose four-year-old son was among the children who fell from the ride.

In his complaint, Bhaliya alleged that the speed of the ride had increased suddenly after the first three rotations as the operator turned on the levers and then escaped when the cabin doors opened.