Surat: Police probing the Sachin GIDC gas leak case claimed that the accused had illegally dumped chemicals through tankers at several places in Surat, Rajkot and Ahmedabad. The interrogation of the nine accused in custody revealed.
A total of nine accused were arrested by the police, while two others who were found to be COVID infected were detained but were arrested on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, a team of Crime Branch reached Mumbai to inquire. Sameer HiremathThe MD of Hikal Ltd., after he allegedly failed to present himself before the police even after being issued a notice by the investigators. After not being able to find Hiremath at his residence, a police team has stationed itself in Mumbai.
The police have already arrested three employees of Hikal Ltd. Mansukh Patel (50), head, sustainability and corporate affairs, Abhay Dandekar (48), general manager in charge of supply chain and Machindranath Gorhe (49), head of the production department Hikal.
The police on Monday produced the nine accused before the court and sought further custody for investigation. The court convicted four accused Jai Pratap Tomar, Ashish Kumar Gupta, Vishal alias Chhotu Yadav and Press Gupta,
During the last two months, the accused collected five tankers of chemical waste and dumped it illegally at different places, two in Rajkot with the help of a man named Govind, who allegedly went in the name of ‘Shri Petrochemical’. It operates a petrochemical unit. police. But when the police have not yet been able to trace the firm and the person in Rajkot. The accused used papers and bills with fake GST numbers and misled them on checking to dump chemicals.
On January 6, six people died and 23 were hospitalized when they came under the grip of a gas leak from illegal dumping in the Sachin GIDC area. DCB is probing the matter.
A total of nine accused were arrested by the police, while two others who were found to be COVID infected were detained but were arrested on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, a team of Crime Branch reached Mumbai to inquire. Sameer HiremathThe MD of Hikal Ltd., after he allegedly failed to present himself before the police even after being issued a notice by the investigators. After not being able to find Hiremath at his residence, a police team has stationed itself in Mumbai.
The police have already arrested three employees of Hikal Ltd. Mansukh Patel (50), head, sustainability and corporate affairs, Abhay Dandekar (48), general manager in charge of supply chain and Machindranath Gorhe (49), head of the production department Hikal.
The police on Monday produced the nine accused before the court and sought further custody for investigation. The court convicted four accused Jai Pratap Tomar, Ashish Kumar Gupta, Vishal alias Chhotu Yadav and Press Gupta,
During the last two months, the accused collected five tankers of chemical waste and dumped it illegally at different places, two in Rajkot with the help of a man named Govind, who allegedly went in the name of ‘Shri Petrochemical’. It operates a petrochemical unit. police. But when the police have not yet been able to trace the firm and the person in Rajkot. The accused used papers and bills with fake GST numbers and misled them on checking to dump chemicals.
On January 6, six people died and 23 were hospitalized when they came under the grip of a gas leak from illegal dumping in the Sachin GIDC area. DCB is probing the matter.
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