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After Mulund Metro Collapse, Family Accepts Payout as MMRDA Suspends Engineers

The acceptance follows days of negotiations over compensation.

Overview

  • The deceased’s relatives accepted compensation totaling about ₹39.5–40 lakh from MMRDA and a subcontractor, with a separate ₹5 lakh state ex-gratia and insurance expected.
  • After receiving the cheques, the family collected the body from Rajawadi Hospital and arranged transport to their village in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh.
  • MMRDA has halted work on the affected Metro Line 4 stretch, ordered a high-level inquiry, and fined the main contractor ₹5 crore and the general consultant ₹1 crore.
  • Mumbai Police have arrested five people connected to the project as investigations continue, and MMRDA has suspended multiple engineers and begun a departmental inquiry.
  • Two other occupants of the autorickshaw remain in intensive care following the parapet segment collapse on LBS Road in Mulund.