Delhi Hotel Fire: Arrested Owner Admits Building Lacked Fire NOC, Says Someone Else Ran Operations

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• Delhi Hotel Fire: Arrested Owner Admits Building Lacked Fire NOC, Says Someone Else Ran Operations Published By, Last Updated: June 04, 2026, 07:41 IST The arrested owner of the Malviya Nagar hotel allegedly admitted the building lacked a fire NOC and claimed another person handled its operations and alterations.
• A photo of the owner of the hotel after his arrest (L)/Malviya Nagar hotel that caught fire (R) (Photos: Social Media/PTI) The owner of the Flourish Stay bed-and-breakfast establishment in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar, arrested in connection with the fire that killed 21 people, has allegedly admitted during questioning that the building did not have a Fire No Objection Certificate (NOC), even as he sought to distance himself from the day-to-day management of the property.
• According to sources cited by ANI, Lavkesh Bajaj told investigators during interrogation that the premises lacked the mandatory fire clearance.
• The admission has emerged as a key...