Owner Of Bengaluru Building That Collapsed And Killed 5, Arrested
NDTV
Muniraj Reddy, an Andhra Pradesh-based builder, has been charged with negligence.
The Bengaluru Police on Wednesday arrested the owner of the collapsed under-construction building that claimed five lives. Muniraj Reddy, an Andhra Pradesh-based builder, has been charged with negligence, officials said.
Reddy's son, Bhuvan, and the building's contractor Muniyappa, have also been taken into police custody for questioning.
On Tuesday, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar had said that the collapsed building was "illegal" and ordered an immediate action against owners of such structures."This incident is a lesson for us. To prevent such incidents from reoccurring in the future, it will be made mandatory to obtain permission for the buildings and a team will be deployed to monitor the buildings under construction," he said.
