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The SIT in its report to the Gujarat High Court also stated the corroded cables may have been broken before the bridge collapsed killing 135 people on October 30 last year.
The British-era bridge on the Machchhu river collapsed on October 30, 2022, killing 135 people, days after it was reopened following repairs.
Jaysukh Patel's anticipatory bail application will be heard on Wednesday.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli said that as a division bench headed by the Gujarat High Court Chief Justice has already taken a suo motu note of the incident and has passed several orders, it will not hear the petitions as of now.
A forensic report has stated that the collapsed Morbi bridge's cable was not replaced and it could not take the weight of the changed flooring.
The more than a century-old suspension bridge in Morbi city, located around 300 km from the state capital Gandhinagar, caved in around 6.30 pm on Sunday when it was crammed with people.
The minister also instructed to check if enough skilled workers were employed, if human error was behind the incident.
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