Stephen Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (MS)
Kasargod, Oct 22: Manjeshwar police arrested six persons in connection with the pandal collapse that occurred at the sub district science exhibition on Friday.
The arrested are identified as contractor of the pandal Gokuldas, Ahmed Ali A P, Abdul Basheer, Abdul Shameel, Ilyas Mohammed and Ashraf.
Cases under various sections including Juvenile Act is slapped on the arrested. The incident took place at Bekur government higher secondary school. Kerala education minister Shivan Kutty ordered investigation into the mishap.
As many as 15 people who got injured in the mishap are recovering at various hospitals of Mangaluru and Kasargod. Others are already discharged. In total, 59 people got injured in the incident.