India, July 31 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Malvan police to submit details of their last correspondence with the Kolhapur forensic lab in connection with the electronic gadgets seized from sculptor-contractor Jaydeep Apte after the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue collapsed at the Rajkot Fort in Malvan on August 6, 2024.

The 35-foot statue was erected at a cost of Rs.2.44 crore and inaugurated by the Prime Minister in December 2023. Following its collapse on August 6, 2024, the Sindhudurg police, acting on the Public Works Department's complaint, filed an FIR against Apte for negligence and other offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the Damage to Public Property Act. Apte was on the run after t...