Nabarangpur: Umerkote police on Sunday arrested the absconding Assistant Engineer Asit Patra in connection with the collapse of a bridge near Talapadar vilage in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district.
Patra was arrested from Tikiri in Rayagada district, informed SDPO Hemant Padhi.
It may be mentioned that the under-construction bridge over Negi river collapsed killing a worker Mahendra Mali on the spot and injuring three others.
A complaint was filed and case registered against Patra, contractor Ashish Biswal and Junior Engineer Niranjan Sahu. While Biswal arrested two days after the incident, the other two remained absconding.
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Development Commissioner Pradeep Jena had directed for investigation into the case.
The construction of the bridge, estimated at Rs 2.41 crore, is being taken up by a Bhubaneswar-based contractor under the Biju Setu Scheme of Rural Development Department. The bridge was scheduled to be completed in March 2019.
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