The 2024 Ghatkopar hoarding collapse, a tragedy that killed 17 people, has entered a new phase. What began as a case of an illegal billboard crashing during a storm is now officially a corruption investigation.

Mumbai Police have added sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) to the case, signalling that the probe is no longer just about structural violations but alleged financial irregularities behind the permissions that allowed the oversized hoarding to come up in the first place.

Why PCA was added now

A senior official told PTI that the police Special Investigation Team (SIT) had written to the Maharashtra government months ago, flagging possible corruption that needed Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) scrutiny.

Instead of creating duplicate investigations, the state told the

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