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Mumbai: BMC General Body Rejects Chembur Tree-Collapse Probe, Orders Fresh Third-Party Inquiry
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BMC General Body rejected the internal probe into the Chembur tree-collapse that killed an 11-year-old student.
Mayor Ritu Tawde ordered a fresh third-party inquiry, citing failure to share the report and prior warnings ignored.
Leader of the House Ganesh Khankar accused the report of shielding officials and tore up a copy in protest.
The Peepal tree collapsed after excavation damaged its roots, despite garden department warnings to the road engineer.
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