The Most Prominent Arrest So Far For Gujarat Bridge Tragedy
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The bridge - 233 metres in length and 1.25 metres wide - was originally built in 1877 and had been closed for six months for repairs until last week.
A senior administrative official in Gujarat's Morbi has been suspended by the state government following the collapse of a bridge that led to the death of 135 people, the chief minister's office said on Friday.
The colonial-era suspension footbridge in Morbi, over the Machchhu river, was packed with sightseers around the Diwali and Chhath Puja festivals when it gave way on Sunday, sending people plunging about 10 metres (33 feet) into the water.
"The state government has suspended Sandeepsinh Zala, chief officer of Morbi municipality in view of the bridge collapse," Pankaj Joshi, secretary to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, told Reuters.
Zala's phone was switched off and he could not be immediately reached for a comment.
