At a time when the nation is shaken by the horrifying Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat that left over 130 folks lifeless on Sunday night, an individual in Karnataka has been arrested in reference to an incident the place a automobile was seen passing via the slim Shivapura hanging bridge in Uttara Kannada district.
The accused has been recognized as Mujahid Azad Syed (26), a resident of Ulavi village.
“Now we have seized the automobile and registered an FIR. The particular person arrested is from Ulavi village which is beneath the jurisdiction of Joida police station. The automobile has a Maharashtra registration,” Uttara Kannada SP Suman D Pennekar stated.
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The video of the Maruti Suzuki 800 automotive was extensively circulated on social media through which the driving force is seen struggling to cross the slim bridge meant for pedestrians as two males push the automotive backwards in the direction of one of many exits of the bridge.
The construction, known as Shivapura hanging bridge, is a well-liked vacationer hotspot in Yellapura city of Uttara Kannada. It was inbuilt 2016 over the Kali river and is maintained by the Ulavi gram panchayat. Solely pedestrians and two-wheelers are allowed to go via the bridge.