A massive billboard collapse in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area has resulted in 16 deaths and 75 injuries. The incident occurred on May 13 during a sudden storm and heavy rain, causing the 120x120 feet hoarding to fall on a petrol station. Bhavesh Bhinde, the owner of the illegal hoarding, has been charged with culpable homicide and is currently missing. The hoarding, which far exceeded the permitted size and lacked proper permissions, had been red-flagged by authorities for over a year. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has vowed to take strict action against all illegal hoardings in the city. Rescue operations have been called off after three days, with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) confirming the final death toll of 16. The Maharashtra government has ordered a high-level probe into the tragedy.
After 66 hours, search operation ends at the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse site in Mumbai. (@saurabhv99) #news #Ghatkopar #Mumbai #ITVideo @nabilajamal_ https://t.co/LeWAzYdQ83
The collapse of a giant hoarding in #Mumbai's Ghatkopar area which killed 16 people and injured 75 others, was due to a weak foundation of its pillar, officials suggest. (@saurabhv99) https://t.co/xfwIiuOyMc
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#WATCH | Former Maharashtra CM & Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan says, "In Ghatkopar an illegal hoarding was built and permission was not given to it...More than 16 people died after the hoarding collapsed. At the very place where this incident happened PM Modi holds his… https://t.co/b2VIg6Yh5b
Three days after a massive #billboard collapsed onto a petrol pump in #Mumbai's #Ghatkopar during a dust storm, a new video has surfaced capturing the moment when the 120 ft x 120 ft hoarding fell on the fuel pump's roof, trapping more than 100 people https://t.co/DH8UrUsku3…
Chennai Corporation starts removing illegal hoardings after Mumbai accident Details here 🔗 https://t.co/MFYugqCX57 https://t.co/6fgkR8N0g0
Stuck Under Killer Mumbai Billboard, People Honked To Signal They're Alive @parasdamaa reports https://t.co/pJCdygrs6y https://t.co/QArB3tSkTW
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Sixteen people have died so far in #Mumbai hoarding tragedy, with 41 others sustaining serious injuries. https://t.co/DH8UrUrMEv
Mumbai hoarding collapse: Rescue operation still on. Watch this report. #ITVideo #Mumbai #HoardingCollapse | @nabilajamal_ @saurabhv99 https://t.co/F8ulS5bKeF
#GhatkoparHoardingCollapse: Search and Rescue Efforts Halted, Death Toll Reaches 16 https://t.co/WuBPt1tFPt
The bodies of Manoj Chansoria, 60, and his wife Anita, 59, were retrieved from a car trapped under the collapsed hoarding in #Mumbai https://t.co/5ukT3EflvC #Ghatkopar #GhatkoparHoardingCollapse
#Mumbai: Fresh Video Shows Moment When #Ghatkopar Billboard Crashed Down On Petrol Pump | Watch https://t.co/N4SWTQ9Zgg
The tragic May 13 incident of a giant #billboard collapsing on a petrol pump in #Ghatkopar, killing 14 people and injuring 74 others, could have been avoided if at least four objections raised by various authorities since 2021 had been acknowledged and acted on…
“The Brihnmumbai Municipal Corporation has announced to call off the search and rescue operation at the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse site in Mumbai,” an official of the National Disaster Response Force said on May 15. https://t.co/826AZP1GLp
“The Brihnmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced to call off the search and rescue operation at the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse site in Mumbai,” an official of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said. https://t.co/CYQnTpLOFI
Mumbai hoarding collapse: Former GRP chief allowed hoarding work in Ghatkopar without permission from DGP office: Police @vijaykumar1927 reports https://t.co/FwuB6hoho3
Video: Moment When Mumbai Billboard Came Crashing Down On Petrol Pump @sunilcredible reports https://t.co/COreOyedGW https://t.co/LDmijf9c0E
Survivors of deadly hoarding collapse in #Mumbai recount moment of horror #MumbaiHoardingCollapse | @dipeshtripathi0 https://t.co/oxU3CCQevv
Video: Moment When Mumbai Billboard Came Crashing Down On Petrol Pump @alok_pandey and @sunilcredible report https://t.co/COreOyedGW https://t.co/YEDa4ac8by
Bodies of ex-air traffic manager, wife found in car under #Mumbai hoarding https://t.co/Wo763AD0GX
STORY | Search and rescue operation called off at Ghatkopar hoarding collapse site: NDRF READ: https://t.co/IAqbVK8Tga https://t.co/bUn7t3Ql4Q
#MumbaiHoardingCollapse: Rescue Op Over After 3 Days, Death Toll Mounts To 16 https://t.co/N9tUS7OPAP
Mumbai News Live Updates: Search and rescue ops at Ghatkopar hoarding collapse site called off after death toll touches 16 Catch updates here: https://t.co/OEUkpK4cki
📽️ Video | 16 Seconds Of Horror, When Mumbai Billboard Crushed Petrol Pump 🔗 https://t.co/FM129UZb0e https://t.co/NYWMcu981X
Killer billboard rescue operation still on; several still trapped. Was hoarding horror waiting to happen? @saurabhv99 & @journovidya with more details. #ITVideo | @PoojaShali https://t.co/HlsHT1j8hP
Ghatkopar hoarding collapse: Former GRP chief allowed hoarding work without permission from DGP office: Police https://t.co/WceSRWiCt8
Couple Found Dead In Car Under Mumbai Hoarding. They Had Stopped For Petrol @parasdamaa reports https://t.co/JQCaTDtIIL https://t.co/ayJV347h4Z
The tragic May 13 incident of a giant billboard collapsing on a petrol pump in #Ghatkopar, killing 14 people and injuring 74 others, could have been avoided if at least four objections raised by various authorities since 2021 had been acknowledged and acted on…
Ghatkopar Hoarding Collapse: Death Toll Rises to 16, BMC Vows to Act Against All Illegal Hoardings https://t.co/caGakUHddi
Mumbai News Live Updates: Ghatkopar hoarding collapse toll reaches 16 after 2 more bodies retrieved from under debris Read now: https://t.co/IKpyOxpq0P
Rescue workers retrieve two more bodies from a car at the site where a 120x120 feet hoarding came crashing down on a petrol pump at Chheda Nagar on Monday evening. Search operations are still under way nearly 55 hours after the illegal hoarding collapsed. https://t.co/sLoAHYhKib
Ex Air Traffic Manager, Wife Killed In Mumbai Hoarding Collapse, Toll Rises To 16 https://t.co/JQCaTDtIIL https://t.co/WJY2OY3NRE
🔴 #BREAKING | Rescue work complete, 3 hoardings in the area being removed: Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on hoarding collapse tragedy
The #BMC earns around Rs 200 crore annually from the licensing for billboards and hoardings. The BMC's rules don't apply to hoardings on railway land, which, according to official records, houses 179 hoardings. ✍: @kotakyesha | #Mumbai #Hoarding Read: https://t.co/0Fz478rPoz https://t.co/hSIjyniwPK
#Mumbai: Death toll in #Ghatkopar billboard collapse tragedy rises to 16 as National Disaster Response Force (@NDRFHQ) officials recover two more bodies from a car stuck at the accident site. https://t.co/np6n4ATjSN
STORY | 2 bodies retrieved from car; death toll in hoarding collapse rises to 16 READ: https://t.co/OO8M9pyVt2 https://t.co/kRZhx7lYu0
Death toll in the Mumbai hoarding collapse tragedy mounts to 16 @parasdamaa reports https://t.co/dIq0oNwnxI
#InPics | Mumbai Billboard Collapse: Several lives lost, rescue operations still go on https://t.co/nQfmBKmFh0
#JustIn | Mumbai hoarding collapse: As on 15/05/2024, the NDRF team has spent 23:58 hrs to retrieve two bodies from a car that were located yesterday. The death toll now stands at 16, 75 have been rescued so far, putting the total victims' count at 91: reports @purnima_sah_
Ghatkopar Hoarding Collapse | Agencies Pass The Buck In Mumbai Billboard Tragedy, Citizens Pay The Price @radhika1705 reports https://t.co/2QYRslPFfc
Mumbai hoarding collapse: What is civic body's policy on giant billboards? https://t.co/IXMPt3R1OB
#GhatkoparHoardingCollapse | "This was a man-made tragedy": Social Activist Abha Singh to NDTV's Vasudha Venugopal (@vasudha156) https://t.co/QHTZFaT8Tw
Watch #LeftRightCentre with Tanima Biswas (@_tanima_biswas) | After Mumbai Billboard Tragedy, A Collapse Of Accountability? On the panel tonight: Justice BG Kolse Patil, Tara Deshpande, Bharat Dabholkar, Adv. Dr. Uday Warunjikar, @ShainaNC and @JhaSanjay https://t.co/NKoczlvnTh
#Mumbai | 2 more bodies have been recovered from a car stuck under the hoarding. So far, 16 dead bodies have been recovered from the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse: @NDRFHQ https://t.co/NyPLT8TTH7
#TheNews | After Mumbai's Billboard Tragedy, Civic Body Wants Large Hoardings Out https://t.co/j7J4fxxhmL https://t.co/QDh1Ot0GnC
Mumbai hoarding collapse: What is civic body's policy on giant billboards? #Mumbai #MumbaiHoardingCollapse | @dipeshtripathi0 https://t.co/EuDKE2jdzL
The owner of the illegal hoarding, which collapsed on the petrol pump in #Ghatkopar area of #Mumbai on May 13 following gusty winds and rain leading to 14 deaths so far, was booked in a rape case by the Mumbai police earlier this year. But that's not all. Watch the video for… https://t.co/v6jKnSNbzi
The #BMC earns around Rs 200 crore annually from the licensing for billboards and hoardings. The BMC's rules don't apply to hoardings on railway land, which, according to official records, houses 179 hoardings. The hoarding that collapsed in #Ghatkopar on Monday was standing… https://t.co/Sxj1RioEa1
MURDERED by Mumbai’s civic mafia in the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse: 1. SACHIN 2. BASHIR 3. PURNISH 4. FAHIM 5. DILIP 6. AKRAM 7. HANSNATH 8. SATISH 9. DINESH 10. CHANDRAMANI 11. BHARAT 12. UNIDENTIFIED 13. UNIDENTIFIED 14. UNIDENTIFIED My take 🙏🏽: https://t.co/3QLemsAZhW
#MumbaiHoarding Collapse: Did #BMC’s May 2 Letter to Railways Foretell Tragedy? Blame Game Continues By: @kotakyesha #MumbaiWeather #MaharashtraPolitics https://t.co/9TnFvUXZKf
▪️ Where is Bhavesh Bhide? ▪️ Does BMC have the blood of 14 citizens on its hand? Watch #5LIVE on 'Ghatkopar hoarding horror', with @ShivAroor #ITVideo #Mumbai #GhatkoparBillboard | @ritvick_ab @mustafashk https://t.co/Dmxw7VAbyo
Ghatkopar hoarding horror: Who's to blame? #5LIVE #ITVideo #Mumbai #GhatkoparBillboard | @ShivAroor @saurabhv99 @journovidya https://t.co/jHAcxb3BO1
"What happened to those 14 people was homicide, it was murder," Shiv Aroor's take on Ghatkopar hoarding horror #5LIVE #ITVideo #Maharashtra #Mumbai #Ghatkopar #BMC | @ShivAroor https://t.co/cySspNepRc
This was 100% 'hoarding homicide'! Mumbai civic 'mafia' murders 14. Paisa and profit, while citizens die! Watch this and more on #5LIVE, with @ShivAroor #ITLivestream https://t.co/CHXM8FyM3m
#WATCH I Over 40 hours after a billboard collapsed in Pantnagar, killing at least 14 people, the #BMC brought down another large illegal billboard on the Eastern Expressway near Ghatkopar. 📹 @RajuShinde09 https://t.co/CkMAyZEjxA
#GhatkoparHoardingCollapse | BMC said that it would be taking strict action against all the illegal billboards being put up in the city. But experts ask why no accountability hasn't been fixed yet? On the panel: Sanket Bhatt and Anil Galgali https://t.co/R18s1vNkDp
Hoarding crash in #Mumbai: 2 more bodies located under debris; search and rescue ops still on https://t.co/6hkys3inbj
#BreakingNews | BMC demolished three other hoardings from the same location, which were erected without the due permission of municipal administration @kotakyesha shares more details with @poonam_burde https://t.co/VPLU4qw8ik
#GhatkoparHoardingCollapse | People could still be trapped, say key rescue officials. Only 15% debris removed so far. NDTV's @radhika1705 reports from Ground Zero. https://t.co/am4J4BjYeE
The hoarding that fell on the petrol station at Chheda Nagar in #Ghatkopar was an illegal structure, weighing 250 tonnes. More details here https://t.co/RbadCvdoBJ
#WATCH | Mumbai: On the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse incident, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya says, "Aaditya Thackeray feels that his father Uddhav Thackeray may get caught in this case...Sanjay Raut feels that his brother Sunil Raut's name may also come under the scanner of police… https://t.co/BXiaycsDui
Mumbai billboard collapse: First red flag 14 months ago, no action https://t.co/TevqqOWHW1
Owner of #Mumbai killer billboard firm on the run; Maharashtra govt orders high-level probe; BMC files FIR against ad agency. @journovidya tells us more. #ITVideo | @nabilajamal_ https://t.co/6kIeQh5iub
According to BMC sources, on December 7, 2021, the then GRP commissioner gave permission to set up the illegal hoardings after poisoning and cutting seven to eight trees By: @kotakyesha https://t.co/9TnFvUYxzN
The death toll in the #Mumbai hoarding collapse incident has risen to 16, with 75 people injured. More rain and thunderstorms are on the forecast tomorrow. https://t.co/Mjsv9w5ZDc
Two more bodies have been located under the debris at the site of a giant hoarding collapse in Mumbai as the search and rescue operation continued more than 40 hours after the incident, officials said on May 15. https://t.co/EhRxMxWKK0
After Mumbai's #GhatkoparHoardingCollapse, BMC to Remove 3 Hoardings Put Up By Same Agency https://t.co/flbclNUNYD
The BMC says that #Mumbai has only 1,025 legally authorized hoardings throughout the city. However, the question arises whether this figure accurately represents the total number of hoardings in Mumbai, especially in light of the tragic incident on May 13 when an illegal… https://t.co/yUUUiA8EH7
STORY | After Mumbai hoarding crash, Raipur civic body seeks structural report of billboards of ad agencies READ: https://t.co/EaZqTaXhA5 https://t.co/gleam20gpZ
After tragedy, #BMC says it will act against all #illegal #hoardings in #Mumbai https://t.co/JgJYlcxN7y
Two More Bodies Located Within Mumbai Hoarding Debris As Fire Breaks Out The death toll from the incident has now reached 16, with 75 injured, officials said, as the search and rescue operation continues past its 40th hour. The bodies have not yet been pulled from the… https://t.co/sWYonGDkjJ https://t.co/d152i1vOLw
Politics over #Mumbai Ghatkopar hoarding collapse tragedy "It is the BJP whose government is leading in Mumbai Mahanagar Palika. What has happened, BJP is responsible for it...": Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut @RakeshKTrivedi joins @anchoramitaw with more details. https://t.co/6KRkhil8s9
Maharashtra government orders high-level probe in 'billboard' tragedy. @saurabhv99 joins us for more details on this. #Mumbai #billboard #BMC #rescue #ITVideo | @PoojaShali https://t.co/I9o5gkjF4p
#GhatkoparHoardingCollapse | 2 more bodies located under debris; rescue ops continue. @sunilcredible reports. https://t.co/GoVqz7qoKQ
#Mumbai Ghatkopar hoarding collapse This is a murder by the people who allowed it to happen. People who have given the permission have to be booked and punished...: @MPLodha tells @AtkareSrushti @RakeshKTrivedi joins @anchoramitaw with more details. https://t.co/HhEmQJ3iTJ
From non-payment of licence fee to tree damage and lack of required permissions, for more than a year, civic authorities in Mumbai red-marked the giant billboard that collapsed on Monday evening killing 14 people. ✍🏻 @_iampratip, @nayonikakb https://t.co/jVb0Zqh2Eg
A massive billboard fell onto a petrol station and killed at least 14 people during a freak storm https://t.co/KxYKIbX25M
Mumbai's killer hoarding 'kingpin' a habitual offender. @journovidya brings us more details. #Mumbai #billboard #BMC #rescue #ITVideo | @PoojaShali https://t.co/B9Epn1nMVs
Mumbai killer billboard sparks fury. Rescue operations hit a roadblock. @journovidya and @saurabhv99 join us for more. #Mumbai #billboard #BMC #rescue #ITVideo | @PoojaShali https://t.co/zL6UIgysdU
Mumbai killer billboard sparks fury. Rescue operations hit a roadblock. #Mumbai #billboard #BMC #rescue #ITVideo | @PoojaShali https://t.co/eHYs1S1cyb
Ghatkopar hoarding tragedy Bhavesh Bhinde, 51, director of Ego Media Pvt Ltd that owned the hoarding, was arrested 2 months ago after his girlfriend complained of rape under the pretext of marriage. Mumbai police conducted a search at the residence of Bhavesh Bhinde in Mulund… https://t.co/vPTt990TRK
STORY | Portion of 'dangerous' building collapses in Thane; 6 persons rescued READ: https://t.co/4nKB75lf68 https://t.co/po9WT5s6IO
STORY | Hoarding crash in #Mumbai: 2 more bodies located under debris; rescue operations continue READ: https://t.co/s7gby702Jf (PTI Photo) https://t.co/927MNDvhJO
Two more bodies located under debris at hoarding collapse site in Mumbai: NDRF official
Two days after the #Mumbai Ghatkopar hoarding collapse, PM Modi is scheduled to hold a roadshow in Ghatkopar. This is a murder by the people who allowed it to happen. People who have given the permission have to be booked and punished...: @MPLodha tells @AtkareSrushti… https://t.co/Pd7Zguld0i
BMC files F.I.R against ad agency in Ghatkopar billboard tragedy case. #BMC #Ghatkopar #billboard #FIR | @PoojaShali https://t.co/d34ymkb05j
#Mumbai | Billboard collapse: Authorities in blame game; GRP gave nod without checks, BMC mum for 2 years Details here 🔗 https://t.co/eWDrybLyG9 https://t.co/QY7GCbcxAb
Case has been filed against #BhaveshBhinde, the owner of Ego Media Private Limited, the company responsible for installing the massive hoarding in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area. Watch for more info @KuheenaSharma | #Mumbai https://t.co/ECiOuVJ6hu
Rescue workers used excavators to clear mangled metal debris in their final search for survivors trapped underneath a billboard that collapsed in India's financial capital of Mumbai, killing at least 14 people https://t.co/9ImSyvjV7A
Rescuers used excavators to clear mangled metal debris in their final search for survivors trapped beneath a billboard that collapsed during a thunderstorm in Mumbai https://t.co/s62LBXatIr https://t.co/CKzK4xReze
#BreakingNews | BMC removed three hoardings in #Ghatkopar after the recent Mumbai billboard collapse killed 14 and left 70 injured News18's @kotakyesha shares details #MumbaiRains #MumbaiHoarding | @JamwalNews18 https://t.co/InolYvR8u7
Meet Bhavesh Bhide owner of 120ft collapsed hoarding that wreaked havoc for Mumbaikars #NewsMo #Mumbai https://t.co/AMCjrv2wlt
Day After Mumbai Hoarding Collapse, Civic Body Removes 3 Other Billboards From Ghatkopar #Mumbai #MumbaiRain #MumbaiStorm #Mumbaihoarding #Ghatkopar https://t.co/h3gStUil7j
Get real India: blame game over killer hoarding in Mumbai. Does the maximum city remain ‘Ram Bharose’? Watch here: https://t.co/ZdwTxrElbw
#Mumbai: Netas get into #political #slugfest day after hoarding #collapse claim 14 lives in #Ghatkopar 🔗 https://t.co/ENGnIQS35A https://t.co/dhLSavoBnn
#GhatkoparHoardingCollapse | #RealEstate company reacted after an old post featuring its advertisement on the now-collapsed hoarding in #Ghatkopar was widely shared. Read more: https://t.co/lcb3PhuV19 https://t.co/NUOwWU70Dj
#GhatkoparHoardingCollapse: #DeathToll rises to 14, 74 rescued so far; #evacuation underway 🚨 https://t.co/ENGnIQS35A https://t.co/7oXbu2YfyB
Mumbai's killer hoardings: Netas, babus, ad agency... the buck stops where? #GetRealIndia #NewsToday #Mumbai #Maharashtra #ITVideo | @sardesairajdeep @journovidya https://t.co/4h2Yy6E624
"No one came to rescue us" Harrowing accounts of Farhan Khan and Md Arshad Arman Ali Pathan, trapped in the Mumbai hoarding collapse. This is what they shared with The Indian Express. 👇🏽 https://t.co/29sQ8qiJtt
#GhatkoparHoardingCollapse: Shiv Sena (UBT) Cancels Political Meetings In Solidarity With Victims https://t.co/8u7YwTEpl2
#GhatkoparHoardingCollapse | Blame Game Begins After 14 Killed In Mumbai Billboard Collapse On the panel with @GargiRawat: @Jayanttweets and @ANILGALGALIRTI https://t.co/kbLmoNkSTm
#MumbaiPolice chief assures strict action against those responsible for hoarding collapse incident https://t.co/fAqqG5Orul
Mumbai Hording Collapse: 14 Killed, Owner Missing, Blame-Game Continues| 10 Points https://t.co/9TRxChTNnU
Rape Accused, Aspiring Politician: Mumbai Hoarding Owner #BhaveshBhinde Was Fined 21 Times https://t.co/SH3OM16Uu3
Mumbai dust storm claims 14 lives, over 75 injured | @journovidya brings us more details #Mumbai #DustStorm #TTP #ToThePoint | @PreetiChoudhry https://t.co/QGcGzD4Lq6
Footage shows the horrifying moment a massive billboard collapsed in Mumbai, killing at least 14 people and injuring at least 74 others. Authorities stated that “sudden storm and heavy rain” had caused the 220-foot-by-160-foot billboard to fall on a gas station in the eastern… https://t.co/YBA9NZHaCM
📋 Illegal hoarding owner in Mumbai collapse already charged with rape and 21 fines - Bhavesh Prabhudas Bhinde now charged with culpable homicide 🚨 Hoarding far exceeded permitted size, no permission granted by BMC https://t.co/4KBfhkNgxO
Giant billboard collapses onto group of pedestrians, killing at least 14 https://t.co/y19P9xGiIS via @BIZPACReview
#MumbaiStorm | Billboard tragedy: As hoarding collapse in Mumbai claims several lives, BMC files FIR against owner Bhavesh Bhide Tune in here to catch all the LATEST and BREAKING news updates with Republic here: https://t.co/LOIezXjM5S . . . . #MumbaiWeather #MumbaiNews… https://t.co/jfKscX9osg
After billboard collapse, #BMC to take down remaining hoardings on GRP land https://t.co/vUcWjTbZ8p
100-foot-tall billboard collapses onto pedestrians in India, killing 14 and injuring 74 https://t.co/VbtZf21eSf https://t.co/2po09AqWgc
#Mumbai hoarding owner booked in rape case, fined at least 21 times for illegal billboards in past https://t.co/9Ig9aaUEEx