Mystery of "Stolen" BMTC bus shelter on Cunningham Road Solved; Shelter found in BBMP stockyard
Bengaluru: The case surrounding the "stolen" BMTC bus shelter on Cunningham Road has been resolved. It was revealed that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had removed the structure due to safety concerns and kept it at a stockyard, dispelling claims of theft.
Police Commissioner B Dayananda, speaking on Tuesday, expressed his confusion over the filed theft complaint when BBMP itself had removed the shelter. On September 30, N Ravi Reddy, Associate Vice-President of Signpost India Private Ltd, the company that constructed the stainless-steel bus shelter costing Rs 10 lakh on August 21 this year, had filed a complaint with the High Grounds police. He claimed the shelter was found stolen when he visited the site on August 28.
Reddy's complaint, filed more than a month after the incident, led to an FIR registered under IPC 379 (punishment for theft). However, Dayananda clarified that complaints had been received about the shelter's substandard quality. BBMP officials, dissatisfied with Signpost's response to their notices, conducted a spot inspection and removed the shelter on August 25.
Assistant Executive Engineer from BBMP (Ward 93, Vasanth Nagar) E Krishnappa revealed that multiple phone complaints from the public prompted their action. BBMP officials visited the site on August 23, issued a notice to Signpost seeking an explanation for the substandard work. As they received no proper response, the shelter was dismantled and placed in the BBMP warehouse at Tasker Town, Shivajinagar.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
