Sources stated that on Friday, a few minutes past midnight, the team investigating the case tracked down and arrested the architect of the building Vivek Pawar from a lodge in Kolhapur. Meanwhile, the owners of the collapsed building Ravi Basavaraj Sabarad, Basavaraj D Nigadi, Gangappa S Shintri and Mahabaleshwar Puradagudi surrendered to the Dharwad Suburban Police.
DCP Nagesh, who is investigating the case, said "The owners came to the station and surrendered and they will be produced before the magistrate on Friday and they were in police custody since they surrendered past midnight. They informed us that the architect Vivek Pawar had assured them that there were no structural defects. We are still probing the matter".
The police added “Rescue operations are still on for the fourth day with three teams of the National Disaster Response Force on the ground along with state emergency response personnel. Moreover the rescue teams suspect that five more people may be trapped inside the debris. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who visited the spot on Thursday, announced that the compensation amount will be increased. Presently, families of deceased persons are eligible to obtain Rs 2 lakh compensation while the injured are slated to get Rs 50,000. "
