MUMBAI: MRA Marg police on Sunday registered a case of causing death by negligence against the landlord of Bhanushali building, which collapsed in July last year. Ten persons were
killed
in the collapse in
Fort
.
A large portion of the seven-storey residential structure had collapsed. Residents had said that the landlord, Mhada, and tenants had decided to repair the structure but their plan got delayed due to Covid-19. Those killed included a 17-year-old boy.
“We registered a case against the building owner under sections 304A (causing death by negligence), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 338 (causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of IPC,” said a senior police officer.
The British-era building had around 40 tenanted premises for residential and commercial purposes, of which 12 were reduced to rubble. BMC had vacated the Mhada-cessed building. Bang opposite Bhanushali building was Kothari Mansion, another century-old building that had partly crashed after a fire in 2018. Later, the structure was pulled down as it was declared ‘dangerous’. Many British-era buildings in the area need urgent repairs.
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