Bengaluru, May 24 -- A fresh FIR has been registered at the Commercial Street Police Station in connection with the tragic compound wall collapse at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital that claimed seven lives during heavy rain in Bengaluru last month.

The FIR has been filed against Chennai-based ASR Traders Company, which had secured the contract for construction work at Bowring and Lady Curzon Medical College. The case was registered following a complaint filed by Executive Engineer Chandru, who accused the company of negligence and violation of safety norms.

According to the complaint, debris and construction waste from demolished structures within the hospital premises had not been removed as per rules. Instead, huge quantities of wast...