August 30, 2024: Chetan Patil, the structural consultant named in the FIR related to the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg was arrested in Kolhapur, police said on Friday. 
He was arrested late Thursday night and handed over to the Sindhudurg police for further investigation, said Kolhapur superintendent of police Mahendra Pandit. 
On Wednesday, Patil had claimed that he was not the structural consultant for the statue itself. During a media interview, Patil named in the FIR along with artist Jaydeep Apte explained that he had submitted the platform’s design to the Indian Navy via the state’s public works department (PWD) but was not involved in the statue’s construction. 
He also clarified that a Thane-based company handled the statue-related work, while his role was limited to the platform. 
The 35-foot statue of the 17th Century Maratha warrior king, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rajkot Fort in Malvan tehsil of Sindhudurg on Navy Day (December 4) last year, collapsed on Monday around 1 pm.