Morbi: Morbi police arrested nine people on Monday, a day after the Morbi Bridge collapse which caused to the death of 153 people. The arrested people are the bridge renovated construction managers of Oreva, ticket collectors, bridge repair contractors and three security guards whose job was to control the crowds.

According to the Morbi police SP Ashok Yadav, the Gujarat-based Oreva has been accused of violating multiple safety rules, leading to the huge tragedy just four days after the bridge reopened to the public. We won’t let the guilty get away, we won’t spare anyone, he added.

The police also said in the FIR that Oreva was hired for repair work on the historic colonial-era bridge in March. The bridge was reopened to the public seven months later, on October 26^th, when the Gujarati New Year was celebrated.

The company was bound by its contract to keep the bridge shut for at least eight to 12 months for maintenance and repairs. It was a seriously irresponsible and careless gesture to open the bridge last week, the police said in an FIR that doesn’t name anyone. The renovated contract company Oreva, did not do the repair/maintenance work appropriately. They did not conduct a proper quality check but were aware of the possibly fatal danger, said in FIR.

Tickets were sold for ₹ 12 to ₹ 17 yesterday to nearly 500 people, who resulted in overcrowding on the hanging bridge, causing the old metal cables to give way, said officials. A few on the bridge were seen in CCTV footage rocking the bridge, which could take the weight of only about 125 people.