Mumbai Goregaon Toilet Deaths Electroplating Firm Owner Arrested In UP Over Alleged Toxic Waste Dumping
Mumbai: Five days after two persons died in a public toilet due to suspected inhalation of toxic fumes, the owner of an electroplating firm was nabbed in Uttar Pradesh on Friday evening, marking the second arrest in the case. Ramdhani Yadav, 45, ran ‘Sai Electroplaters Company’ on Ram Mandir Road in Goregaon East. Police said he was caught at a relative’s home in Jaunpur and that he had been…
Free Press Journal reports that Ramdhani Yadav, the owner of an electroplating firm in Mumbai's Goregaon East, was arrested on Friday evening in Uttar Pradesh. This marks the second arrest in the case following the deaths of two individuals, Prabhakar Dhivar, 24, and Bhavik Desai, 18, in a public toilet on September 27. The incident occurred when toxic waste containing hydrochloric and sulphuric acids was allegedly dumped into a drainage pipeline by Yadav's workers.
Yadav, who runs 'Sai Electroplaters Company' on Ram Mandir Road, was caught at a relative's home in Jaunpur, having changed locations to avoid capture. The landlord, Navinchandra Chawda, remains in judicial custody. The Maharashtra Police have been tracking Yadav since September 28, with Vanrai police teams bringing him back to the city.
Investigators found that Yadav had stored toxic chemicals without the necessary licences from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) or pollution-control authorities.
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