The sessions court denied bail to three accused in the Harni boat capsize tragedy where 12 kids and two teachers died due to drowning in the Harni Lake. The boat capsized due to overloading, leading to the arrest of 20 accused.
Exactly a month ago, 12 children between eight and 13 years and two teachers who were all on a picnic, lost their lives after their boat sank in a Vadodara lake. Who is accountable? The Indian Express trace the accidents that have a common thread projects developed on a public-private partnership mode.
A panchnama of the Lake Zone was also conducted earlier in presence of Vatsal (who was one of the signing authorities among the partners)," said Commissioner of Police Anupam Singh Gahlaut.
One more person accused in the Harni boat capsizing incident was arrested by the city police on Saturday. The accused – Dharmin Dhiraj Bathani – was arrested from Ahmedabad airport in the morning after he landed from Bangkok.
The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) finally takes action against two engineers in connection to the Harni boat tragedy. Read more about the action taken by VMC.