An FIR has been registered in the case of a car falling from a bridge into the river in Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh. Police have registered a case against four engineers of PWD department. Apart from these, the police have also included 5 others in the FIR. Three people had died in the accident after which the administration has taken this step. It was being told that the car drivers were following the route from Google Map. Despite the bridge being broken, there was no signboard or barrier of any kind, which is a big negligence.
Police have made PWD department engineers accused in the case of car falling into Ramganga river and death of 3 people. Apart from him, FIR has also been lodged against 5 others. Police have registered FIR against Assistant Engineers Mohammad Arif and Abhishek Kumar, Junior Engineers Ajay Gangwar and Maharaj Singh. Tehsildar Chhaviram has lodged this FIR on behalf of Badaun administration.
What’s in the FIR?
In the FIR lodged by Tehsildar Chhaviram at Dataganj police station in Badaun, 2 assistant engineers and 2 junior engineers of the PWD department have been named. Apart from these, 5 others have also been named in the FIR. Tehsildar Chhaviram has said that the major negligence of the PWD department was behind the accident. He has written in the FIR that strong barricades, barriers and reflectors were deliberately not installed on both sides of the bridge. There was no restriction imposed on searching that route even in Google Map. A case has been registered under section 105 of BNS.
what was the matter
The bridge on Ramganga river between Badaun and Bareilly districts was broken in the middle. The construction of the bridge was not completed and when the river was flooded during the rainy season, the front part of the bridge was washed away in the river. Although this route was visible on Google Map. Due to which the car driver continued moving straight and the speeding car suddenly fell into the river. After the accident, Faridpur police of Bareilly and Dataganj police of Badaun reached the spot. The car was taken out with the help of JCB.