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Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse: Joint probe panel comprising Navy, state, independent experts counter numerous questions

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Updated on: 30 August,2024 06:40 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Dharmendra Jore | dharmendra.jore@mid-day.com

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Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse: Joint probe panel comprising Navy, state, independent experts counter numerous questions

NCP (SP) leader Jitendra Awhad washes a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Thane in protest against the collapse of the statue of the Maratha emperor in the Malvan region, on Wednesday. Pic/PTI

Key Highlights

  1. CM Eknath Shinde announced a technical committee to probe the collapse of the statue
  2. Shinde said the committee would fix responsibility for the incident
  3. Panel will include Navy officials, IIT experts, structural engineers, noted sculptors

As protests escalated and criticism came from all quarters in social and political spheres, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced late on Wednesday night announced a technical committee to probe the collapse of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in the Malvan region. Shinde said the committee would fix responsibility for the incident, which has angered the people of Maharashtra.

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