Delhi Police has expanded the probe into the gas leak incident at Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Tughlakabad and has asked various parties to join the probe.
The police said that notices have been sent to the companies involved in the transportation of the container, the Customs department and the Container Corporation of India ltd (CONCOR), the custodian of the depot. “We have asked them to submit a list of the agreements and documents pertaining to the transportation of the container and its content,” he said.
The officer said that their probe will focus on ascertaining where any carelessness occurred and the agency responsible for it.
The police had said it is suspected that the leakage might have happened due to the containers not being properly sealed after being checked.
The National Green Tribunal had also sought the responses of the Centre and the Delhi Government. The green panel had issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forest, the Delhi Government, the Railway Board and the DPCC and asked them to file their replies within a week. It also issued a showcause notice to the CONCOR on why environment compensation should not be imposed on its Tughlakabad depot and why should it not be shifted to some other place.
The Delhi Government, which ordered a magisterial probe into the incident, had issued a showcause notice to the depot authorities.
The police had registered an FIR in the matter under various sections of IPC and the Environment (Protection) Act against unidentified persons. The South-East district administration also issued a show cause notice to the Customs department and the CONCOR.
The gas leak had affected over 450 girl students of a nearby school. Around 10-15 students are still admitted to the Hamdard Institute as a precautionary measure, a senior police officer said.