Indian police arrest two workers for bridge collapse that has caused at least 140 deaths

The Indian police have arrested two workers from the Oreva company, in charge of the renovation work on the suspension bridge that collapsed on Sunday in Morbi, in the state of Gurajat, causing the death of at least 141 people. The arrests have had place as the company faces various accusations of violating safety regulations and proceeding to reopen the bridge prematurely, which would have caused the tragedy. Oreva allegedly left the technical aspects of the bridge renovation in the hands of a company minor with an unknown history, Devprakash Solutions, according to information from the NDTV television network. Images of the collapse of the suspension bridge in India Thus, as the agents have indicated, the first reports suggest that Oreva proceeded to reopen the bridge before provided and without the relevant certificate from the authorities. The services of this company were contracted last March and the bridge had been reopened just five days ago, on October 26. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Morbi this Tuesday as part of a trip to three days to Gujarat, where he plans to hold several electoral events.