BENGALURU: The investigation performed by the Yelahanka police into the Aero India Present 2019 fireplace mishap has revealed that the overheated engine and silencer of a automotive precipitated the fireplace after it got here in touch with absolutely grown dry grass within the home parking space, leading to greater than 300 automobiles being gutted. About 90% of car house owners have gotten compensation from insurance coverage corporations to date.
These findings of the investigation report have been positioned earlier than the Karnataka Excessive Court docket on Thursday, in response to instructions issued by the court docket which is listening to a PIL filed by Wing Commander G B Athri (retd) and advocate Geetha Misra. They’ve sought the appointment of a judicial fee to probe the mishap. Within the report submitted earlier than a division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum, on the fireplace mishap that befell on February 23, 2019, the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Yelahanka Sub-Division, defined that 277 automobiles have been absolutely burnt and 44 automobiles have been partially burnt.
Concluding that the mishap was unintended, the investigating officer additionally acknowledged that 242 car house owners have acquired compensation from insurance coverage corporations whereas the house owners of automobiles having no legitimate licence and 35 automobiles having third-party insurance coverage had not acquired compensation, it stated. Referring to the statements of 11 eyewitnesses, the officer stated that HAL had replied that the Home Parking Space (P-4) was below the Indian Air Drive.
To determine the reason for the fireplace, samples of burnt articles have been despatched to the Forensic Science Laboratory for examination. The report was submitted to the Tahsildar of Yelahanka taluk, to shut the case registered on the based mostly on the criticism filed by Wing Commander, Air Drive, Yelahanka, the investigating officer stated. In the meantime, the counsel for HAL indicated earlier than the court docket that the entry of most of the people is unlikely for Aero India 2021 at Bengaluru.
After recording the submissions and taking the report under consideration, the bench directed the Ministry of Defence to file an affidavit stating the measures to be taken to make sure such mishaps don’t recur. If parking is allowed, the Air Drive ought to take precautions with the assist of native authorities, it stated. The matter was adjourned to February 17 toconsider the MoD’s affidavit.
