A week after a construction rig collapsed near a flyover construction site on the Sion-Panvel Highway in Mankhurd, the contractor has informed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) that the rig was not used in ongoing construction work, and it did not belong to the construction site or contractor. The response from has come as part of the ongoing inquiry by the deputy municipal commissioner, infrastructure, into the incident.

Incident and aftermath

On April 29, a construction rig rolled off its carrier onto the Sion-Panvel Highway, fatally injuring Police Constable Santosh Chavan and creating a traffic snarl on the stretch. The BMC slapped a fine of R1 crore on the contractor, and an inquiry was started by the civic body to look into alleged negligence.