{"id":2248140,"date":"2024-05-19T17:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T21:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billboard-owner-arrested-after-massive-signage-collapse-kills-16-injures-dozens-more\/"},"modified":"2024-05-19T17:44:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T21:44:20","slug":"billboard-owner-arrested-after-massive-signage-collapse-kills-16-injures-dozens-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billboard-owner-arrested-after-massive-signage-collapse-kills-16-injures-dozens-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Billboard Owner Arrested Following Deadly Signage Collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbillboard-owner-arrested-after-massive-signage-collapse-kills-16-injures-dozens-more%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2248140&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The owner of a large billboard arrested after it collapsed, causing 16 deaths in India. The collapse, during a storm, led to \u200dnumerous injuries.\u200d The billboard&#8217;s installation\u200b agency lacked a \u2062permit\u200d for the oversized structure. \u200cThe owner\u200d attempted to evade\u2062 the authorities but was captured. Investigations are ongoing, and charges have\u200d not yet\u2063 been disclosed. Rescuers\u200d faced challenges in the aftermath,\u200d and safety audits for billboards were initiated to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-improve-rail-safety-after-ohio-train-crash\/\" title=\"Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Improve Rail Safety After Ohio Train Crash\">prevent future disasters<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>Billboard Owner Arrested After Massive Signage Collapse Kills 16, Injures Dozens More<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 19, 2024 at 2:09pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The owner of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hack-journo-taylor-lorenz-says-a-drudge-report-editor-harassed-her-then-walks-back-claim\/\" title=\"Hack Journo Taylor Lorenz Says a Drudge Report Editor Harassed Her, Then Walks Back Claim\">massive billboard<\/a> that collapsed last week leading to 16 deaths was arrested after a three-day manhunt across India.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, a huge billboard collapsed during a fierce storm, crushing multiple structures and a gas station, as well as killing 16 people and leaving more than 75 people injured, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-climate\/multi-hazard-weather-events-9335418\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/india\/least-14-killed-after-billboard-collapses-mumbai-during-thunderstorm-2024-05-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> said that the agency that installed the billboard did not have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/photos-anonymous-billboard-advertiser-trolls-biden-afghanistan-failure-stranding-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">permit<\/a> for the structure, which it said was larger than an Olympic-size swimming pool.<\/p>\n<p>That led police to seek Bhavesh Bhinde, owner of Ego Media Pvt Ltd.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DEVELOPING: Several people reported dead after billboard collapsed in Mumbai <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jdadkPyqQm\">pic.twitter.com\/jdadkPyqQm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1790060759507968052?\">May 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/3-states-secret-op-how-key-accused-in-mumbai-hoarding-collapse-bhavesh-bhinde-was-caught-5681740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NDTV<\/a>, Bhinde tried to stay a step ahead of law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>At first, he left Mumbai, but returned the next day. He then stayed with a relative for a day, before leaving that town and heading to Udaipur, where he stayed at a hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Police said he kept changing his name to elude them, noting that the operation to find him was known only to a few.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should the sign\u2019s owner face charges for each of the deaths and injuries?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Police said they had eight teams searching for Bhinde. The charges against him were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe operation was a top secret, and even the Udaipur police did not know about it,\u201d NDTV quoted an official on the investigating team.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f Video | 16 Seconds Of Horror, When Mumbai Billboard Crushed Petrol Pump<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FM129UZb0e\">https:\/\/t.co\/FM129UZb0e<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NYWMcu981X\">pic.twitter.com\/NYWMcu981X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NDTV (@ndtv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ndtv\/status\/1790982327444672572?\">May 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During the storm that brought down the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/billboards-pop-country-3-words-sure-cause-devil-headache\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">billboard<\/a>, wind speeds ranged from about 24 mph to about 55 mph, according to Indian Express.<\/p>\n<p>The billboard smashed into a gas station homes and cars, trapping more than 100 people, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo prevent such accidents from happening again, instructions have been given to conduct a structural audit of all hoardings in Mumbai and immediately take down dangerous ones,\u201d Eknath Shinde, the chief minister of Maharashtra state, said. Hoardings is the word India uses for billboards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOut of 1,300 such hoardings in Mumbai, around 30 have not submitted a structural stability report that is mandatory every two years,\u201d Bhushan Gagrani, who heads the agency that gives permits for billboards, said.<\/p>\n<p>Rescuers worked into the night to pull people from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shocking-footage-barge-crashes-bridge-causing-partial-collapse-oil-spill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wreckage<\/a> caused by the late afternoon storm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe operation was very challenging due to the weight of the structure and the presence of flammable liquid and gas at the site,\u201d Mohsen Shahedi, a senior National Disaster Response Force officer, said.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-issues-dire-warning-about-chinas-rapid-military-nuclear-weapons-buildup\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Issues Dire Warning About China\u2019s Rapid Military, Nuclear Weapons Buildup\">military issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billboard owner arrested after deadly signage collapse that claimed 16 lives and injured many. The owner faced arrest following a three-day manhunt across India after the tragic incident. 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