Following the collapse of an old bridge over the Indrayani river in Pune, which resulted in four deaths, former minister Ravindra Chavan is demanding an investigation into why a sanctioned replacement bridge was not constructed.

Four people were killed after a bridge on a river near Pune collapsed on Sunday afternoon. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced financial aid for families of those killed in the bridge collapse.

Mumbai: The Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena on Tuesday led a scathing attack against the Mahayuti government over the death of four tourists and injuries to 51 others in the Pune bridge collapse, saying that people with cruel hearts are ruling Maharashtra and the deaths of tourists due to the government’s inaction to repair the dilapidated bridge was a crime of culpable homicide.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the iron pedestrian bridge on the Indrayani River in Pune that collapsed, killing four persons, had been declared dangerous by the district collector, and warning boards had been put up at the site.

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel conduct a rescue operation at the bridge collapse site, in Pune. The bridge was declared unfit for vehicular traffic, while a new structure had been proposed for vehicles, Pune Collector Jitendra Dudi said. | Photo Credit: ANI

The collapse of a 30-year-old footbridge over the Indrayani river in a Pune village, which killed four people, occurred just five days after a work order for a new bridge was issued, according to a report by NDTV.

The Mane family, originally from Kolhapur and settled in Pune, had recently celebrated moving into a new apartment

Maharashtra is grappling with intense monsoon rains, prompting an orange alert for Mumbai and warnings for travelers. The tragic Kundmala bridge collapse in Pune, which resulted in four fatalities and numerous injuries,

Ravindra Chavan, a former Public Works Department minister, claims he had sanctioned Rs 8 crore for new bridge at same spot in October 2024

In the wake of a tragic bridge collapse in Pune that claimed four lives, Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik on Monday directed officials to temporarily shut down risk-prone tourist spots during the monsoon.