Bldg that collapsed, killing 17, was built without an architect
MUMBAI, Nov. 10 -- The four-storeyed Ramabai Apartment in Virar, which collapsed on August 26, killing 17 people, was constructed by its landowner without hiring an architect or taking any technical advice.
The landowner had employed a labour contractor and used substandard construction material which led to the collapse of the building, according to the chargesheet filed by the Mira-Bhayander-Vasai-Virar (MBVV) police's crime branch. The 4,015-page chargesheet was submitted in the Vasai magistrate's court on Thursday.
After the building's collapse, the Virar police had registered a case against the contractor Nital Sane and the land owner Parshuram Dalvi, who had passed away by then. Sane was found guilty and a case was registered against him. He is currently in jail.
According to the chargesheet, which has the statements of 115 people, Sane revealed that he and Dalvi had not employed an architect and had also converted already constructed 1-BHK apartments into 2-BHKs without any expert advice, which were then sold to buyers. P3...
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