A local court in Morbi sent Jaysukh Patel to police custody until February 8 against the police's demand for 14 days of custody despite spending 24 hours in police custody. The promoter of the Oreva Group appeared before the court dressed immaculately. The prosecution argued that in spite of the bridge's capacity to carry only 100 people at a time, there were more than 400 people on the bridge on October 30 when it collapsed killing 135 people and injuring many more. The special public prosecutor appointed for this case, SK Vora, argued before the Chief Judicial Magistrate that the prosecution wants to collect evidence during Patel's remand on certain crucial points, including key questions like why was the bridge kept open without proper permission from the authority. Vora also argued before the court that the prosecution wanted to probe for illegal gratification by officials of the municipality collectorate or any politician besides what sort of consents were obtained from the various government offices at various times. The police also want to see the accounts regarding the bridge maintained by the Oreva Group between 2017 and 2022 which were allegedly not audited by the company. It's also argued that the bridge collapse was not an accident as Patel knew fully that the bridge was in a dilapidated condition. Vora quoted his letter
