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Jaysukh Patel, the Managing Director of the Oreva group -- the firm hired for the maintenance and repair of the bridge in Gujarat's Morbi which collapsed in October, killing 135 people -- surrendered at a local court today. A warrant for his arrest was out last week after he was named prime accused in the case. Patel has been missing since the incident and had filed an appeal for bail to evade arrest. Oreva Group, makers of wall clocks under the Ajanta brand, was given the contract for the renovation, operation, and maintenance of the British-era suspension bridge over the Machchhu River. On October 30, four days after it reopened, the bridge collapsed after the cables broke. The police said around 300 people were on the bridge at the time. A special investigation team formed by the state government has cited multiple lapses on part of the firm. Forensic tests have revealed that rusty cables, broken anchor pins, and loose bolts were not replaced during the renovation. The report ...

135 people have died in the Morbi bridge accident. Still you think that this bridge suddenly collapsed, then you are wrong. The script of this painful accident was written two years ago, but the careless officers did not sleep and the result is in front of the country. The letter of 2020 has come out. This letter was written to Morbi District Collector. It says that we will open the bridge by making temporary repairs. Even after this letter, the officers remained silent and such a big accident happened. The fight was going on between the company and the administration In this letter dated January 2020, such things have come to the fore, which suggest that a fight was going on between the company and the district administration over the contract for the bridge. The letter reveals that the Orewa Group wanted a permanent contract for the maintenance of the bridge. The group had said that they would continue to do temporary repairs on the bridge till they were awarded a permanent con...