Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) Police on Thursday evening detained Kalicharan Banerjee, alias Kali, the then Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to former Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, in connection with the collapse of the roof of an under-construction warehouse in the Taratala area of Kolkata. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari had referred to him during his address earlier in the day. Although he did not mention his full name, he said: “No plan is passed in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation unless Kali is ment…
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Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) Kolkata Police on Thursday said they were unable to ascertain the exact number of workers present at the under-construction warehouse in Taratala at the time of the collapse, as no attendance records had been maintained at the site.According to the police, there was no workers’ register at the warehouse and, therefore, there is no accurate count of how many people might still be trapped under the rubble.The roof of the under-construction warehouse in Taratala in south Kol…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Rescuers are continuing efforts to bring out about 18 people trapped under the debris of a collapsed warehouse in the Taratala area of Kolkata.”We are still working to bring out the people trapped under the debris. We have to proceed carefully as the debris may harm those trapped underneath,” a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) official told IANS.The under-construction godown collapsed on Wednesday afternoon.The Kolkata Police’s Disaster Management Group and teams f…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said that three people were killed, about 18 trapped alive and 21 workers were recovered from the under-construction warehouse in the Taratala area of south Kolkata, where the roof collapsed earlier in the day, trapping over 40 workers. Adhikari, along with several ministers and government officials, visited the accident site to supervise the rescue operation. After his visit, he addressed the media persons at the state secreta…