Delhi Hotel Fire: Owner Identified, 3 Partners Linked To Other Guest Houses Under Scanner

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• Delhi Hotel Fire: Owner Identified, 3 Partners Linked To Other Guest Houses Under Scanner Published By, Last Updated: June 03, 2026, 15:04 IST Probe into the deadly Delhi hotel fire has turned to ownership and safety clearances as authorities identify the operators behind the gutted property.
• Police and firefighters at the site after a fire broke out at a bed-and-breakfast in a five-storey building in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar area (Photo: PTI) The owner of the south Delhi hotel gutted in a massive fire that killed at least 21 people was identified as Lokesh Bajaj, who was on the run, sources said on Wednesday, as investigators widened their probe into the tragedy that unfolded in Malviya Nagar’s Hauz Rani area.
• Sources said the Flourish Stay bed-and-breakfast hotel, where the fire broke out earlier in the day, was being operated by three partners.
• The partners are also believed to own several...