The police booked the owner of the place, the contractor who erected the hoarding, the person who rented it and the firm advertising on it. Five people were killed and three others were injured in the hoarding collapse at the Kiwale area Monday evening.
Following the collapse, ambulances, fire brigade rescuers, police teams and local residents rushed to the spot and rescued eight persons who were trapped under the steel structure. All the eight were rushed to nearby hospitals where five of them were pronounced dead. One of the five killed hailed from UP.