Court Rejects Bail Plea Of 8 Accused In Gujarat Bridge Tragedy

Principal district and sessions judge P C Joshi said he will pass an order on the bail plea of the ninth accused, Devang Parmar, on Thursday.

A court in Gujarat's Mordi on Wednesday rejected bail applications of eight out of nine persons arrested in connection with the suspension bridge collapse tragedy.

Principal district and sessions judge P C Joshi said he will pass an order on the bail plea of the ninth accused, Devang Parmar, on Thursday.

The British-era suspension bridge collapsed on October 30, claiming 135 lives.

The bail applications of Deepak Parekh, Dinesh Dave, Prakash Parmar, Mansukhbhai Topia, Madevbhai Solanki, Alpeshbhai Gohil, Dilipbhai Gohil, and Mukeshbhai Chauhan were rejected, said public prosecutor Vijay Jani.