"We understand that the collision which followed the reported burglary caused a significant impact to many motorists, so I'm grateful to the public for their patience and understanding as officers carried out their enquiries."
Meanwhile, Gujjar found himself on the run,for his role in the tragedy.
When BBC Verify contacted him on a phone number obtained from survivors, Gujjar said repeatedly in a series of voice notes his name had been "misused" by survivors in connection with the disaster and that he was leaving it all in the hands of Allah.Fadi Gujjar is from Jaurah in Pakistan's Punjab region. In his 30s, his real name is Khawar Hassan - though he also goes by Bishi Gujjar.Pakistani smugglers
have tended to boastfully advertise illegal routes to Europe online.But Gujjar is careful. His online presence is limited to highly edited videos of his travels and almost all clients BBC Verify identified are local to Jaurah. Advertisements for his services seem to spread by word of mouth.
His current location on Facebook is set to Istanbul, Turkey - an oasis for smugglers looking to make a quick buck. Videos posted to TikTok place him in the city since July 2022, showing the smuggler outside the iconic Hagia Sophia and a Pakistani supermarket.
One other location stands out: Mauritania on West Africa's Atlantic coast - the nerve-centre of his operation and the place from which the migrant boat started its perilous journey."I'm delighted to help New Futures Nepal," he said. "Children should always have access to education and care wherever they are in the world. The charity is doing valuable work and I hope all these artistic contributions will make a huge difference."
The government ended a wave of public sector strikes last summer when it accepted, in full, the recommendations of independent public sector pay review bodies to increase the pay of teachers, nurses and others.But ministers might be facing another headache over pay and the possibility of a fresh threat of strikes from some unions.
BBC Verify examines why this pressure over public sector pay and industrial action has re-emerged.In July 2024, the new Labour government