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Police arrested main accused Ajay Tyagi, in connection with the Muradnagar roof collapse incident.
Ajay Tyagi, the contractor who was arrested by the Ghaziabad police on Tuesday in connection with roof collapse tragedy, has confessed that he bribed Muradnagar Nagar Palika officials to secure the contract.
At least 24 people, most of them attending a funeral, were killed and 17 others injured when the roof of a shelter at a cremation ground in Muradnagar collapsed on Sunday.
Tyagi, 45, claimed that he gave a bribe of Rs 16 lakh. He accepted using inferior quality material to construct the roof. According to Tyagi, he paid 30 per cent commission to junior engineer and other officials to secure tenders.