>How true is this? I've never heard of such a thing happening. May be its more common in India, could be very well be the norm because every time a bridge goes

>How true is this? I've never heard of such a thing happening. May be its more common in India, could be very well be the norm because every time a bridge goes down a related Engineer gets arrested the very same day or soon under 'Causing death by negligence'; perhaps a practice from colonial era still being practiced to pacify public. Read: Another BMC engineer arrested in Mumbai bridge collapse(2019)[1] Bhubaneswar flyover collapse: Engineer, director of construction firm arrested(2017)[2] 4 Engineers Arrested In Kolkata Flyover Collapse Case(2016)[3] IIT Roorkee: Two professors arrested in bridge collapse case(2015)[4] SMC engineer held in bridge collapse case suspended(2014)[5] Gammon, Hyundai officials arrested, probe ordered(2009)[6] I'm sure you can pull up such cases going back at least 200 years. [1]https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/020419/another-bmc-engineer-arrested-in-mumbai-bridge-collapse.html https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/02041... [2]https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bhubaneswar-flyover-collapse-engineer-director-of-construction-firm-arrested/story-qZbWHlzGgoeCQ7xbw179yI.html https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bhubaneswar-flyove... [3]https://www.ndtv.com/kolkata-news/4-engineers-arrested-in-kolkata-flyover-collapse-case-1621175 https://www.ndtv.com/kolkata-news/4-engineers-arrested-in-ko... [4]https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/iit-roorkee-two-professors-arrested-in-bridge-collapse-case-261726-2015-09-07 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/iit-roorkee-two-profes... [5]http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/38044181.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/38044181.cms [6]https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kota-bridge-collapse-30-dead-25-still-trapped-407537 https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kota-bridge-collapse-30-dead...