Pune building collapse: FIR against two officials of private company for negligence, safety lapses
Police have filed an FIR against two officials of Antony Lara Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd. following a building collapse at a waste-to-energy plant in Pune that killed nine people. The investigation focuses on negligence and failure to implement safety measures despite heavy rainfall warnings.
Why it matters
This incident highlights critical lapses in industrial safety and urban infrastructure management, raising questions about corporate accountability in public-private waste management projects.
Police have registered a case against two officials of a private energy company in connection with the collapse of a three-storey building at the waste-to-energy project in Pune district, which killed nine persons, officials said on Tuesday (July 14, 2026).
Ashok Gupta, project head of Antony Lara Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd., and Vijay Sapkal, the safety officer at the plant, have been booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 105 (culpable homicide that does not amount to murder), 125 (rash or negligent act that endangers human life) and other relevant provisions, they said.
The company operated the facility at Moshi in Pimpri Chinchwad where the incident occurred on July 8. The complaint, registered by Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) officials, stated that no safety measures were taken despite knowing that the heavy rains could pose a danger to the sanitary landfill (SLF) at the location.
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