Pratap Panda, owner of Panda Infra, which had undertaken the construction work of the Bomikhal flyover here, surrendered before police on Monday.
Panda, after his surrender at the DCP office here, was arrested. Commissioner of Police YB Khurnia said police were trying to nab the other accused and, if required, a lookout notice would be issued against them.Meanwhile, the Odisha State Human Rights Commission (OSHRC) issued notices to the Works Department Secretary and the Commissioner of Police seeking reports from them on the mishap within 15 days.
Earlier in the day, police arrested Works Department Deputy Executive Engineer Bansidhar Praharaj in connection with the incident and were on the lookout for Assistant Engineer Kishore Rout.
The police registered cases against Praharaj, Rout and three directors of Panda Infra, Pratap Panda, Sujata Panda and Sanjukta Panda, under Sections 304, 337, 338 and 34 of IPC at the laxmi Sagar police station, informed Khurania.
An unnatural death case was registered at the Capital police station into the death of businessman Satyabrata Patnaik in the incident, he said.
The police also sealed the office of Panda Infra at Vivekananda Marg. A five-member forensic team and a six-member Works Department team on Monday visited the mishap site and took stock of the construction of the flyover.