India, March 25 -- Reliance Infrastructure-Astaldi Joint Venture (RAJV), the infrastructure firm constructing substantial portions of the Metro 4 corridor, was squarely responsible for the accident in Mulund on February 14, when a precast parapet segment fell on an autorickshaw and a car beneath, killing one person and injuring three others, a probe by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has found.

The probe report, submitted by Director (Projects) at MMRDA Basavraj M Bhadragond to MMRDA Commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee last week, blamed RAJV on several grounds, including taking shortcuts, resorting to unsafe behaviour, and ignorance of duty by the welder, the site supervisor, and the engineer. It held the contracto...