Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil on Monday said that a five-member committee is probing the wall collapse incident in Pune in which 15 people were killed on Saturday. Replying to a discussion on the issue in the Assembly, Mr. Patil said that the probe panel will comprise the additional district collector, officials of the labour commissionerate, Pune Police, Pune Municipal Corporation and the deputy director of town planning. “A total of 11 people have been booked for culpable homicide and two have been arrested so far. I wonder how permissions are given for construction of residential premises,” Mr. Patil said. Congress MLA Amit Deshmukh asked if labourers from other States were registered with local authorities.

Source: The Hindu July 01, 2019 19:54 UTC