Ghaziabad police arrested three municipal officials on Monday for the collapse of a ceiling in a crematorium here, which claimed 24 lives, even as relatives of the victims blocked the Delhi-Meerut highway demanding higher compensation and a government job for each grieving family.
(Rural) Police Superintendent Iraj Raja said that Muradnagar Nagar Palika, Executive Officer Niharika Singh, Junior Engineer Chandra Pal and Supervisor Ashish were arrested this morning.
Teams are also raiding potential hiding places of contractor Ajay Tyagi to arrest him, Raja said.
Meanwhile, the blocking of relatives and friends of the victims in front of the Muradnagar police station caused a massive traffic jam with thousands of vehicles piled on the key highway during the morning rush hour.
Twenty-four people, most of whom attended a funeral, died and 17 others were injured when the roof of a shelter in a cremation ground in Muradnagar collapsed on Sunday.
Prime Minister Yogi Adityanath announced 2 lakh rupees as financial aid for the families of each murdered man on Sunday.
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