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A Mumbai court on Friday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Jhanvi Marathe, former director of the advertising company that had put up the hoarding that collapsed in Ghatkopar on May 13, resulting in the death of 17 people.
Mumbai Police has declared Jhanvi Marathe, former director of Ego Media Pvt Ltd, as wanted. Mumbai Crime’s SIT team has so far recorded the statements of 20 people in this case. In the Ghatkopar hoarding case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Mumbai Crime Branch will call some GRP and BMC officials for questioning.
A Mumbai court on Friday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Jhanvi Marathe, former director of the advertising company that had put up the hoarding that collapsed in Ghatkopar on May 13, resulting in the death of 17 people. While Marathe claimed she was “only the signing authority” in the hoarding contract, the police told the court that she had “direct and active” involvement in the construction of the collapsed structure. Additional Sessions Judge Rajesh Sasane rejected her plea. However, the detailed order has not been made available yet.
In her anticipatory bail plea, Marathe claimed that she was the director of Ego Media Pvt Ltd, which had put up the hoardings since the inception of the company, but she had resigned in December 2023. She claimed that the ill-fated hoarding was put up in 2023 by Ego Media under the supervision of the current director Bhavesh Bhide, who is the prime accused and is currently in judicial custody.
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