2 IIT-Roorkee profs held in bridge collapse case

Two professors of IIT Roorkee have been arrested in connection with the collapse of an under- construction bridge in Tehri district which claimed eight lives three years ago.

Vipul Prakash and Vijay Kumar Gupta, both professors of IIT Roorkee’s Civil Engineering Department, were arrested from their apartments last evening, Haridwar SSP Sweety Agarwal said on Monday.

Police said an NBW was issued against these professors recently after they had failed to appear in court. The two professors had prepared the design of an under- construction bridge over river Alaknanda at <g data-gr-id="11">Chauras</g> in Tehri district which collapsed while being built in the year 2012 killing eight people.