Delhi Hotel Fire: Owner Gets 4-Day Remand Over 21 Deaths As Illegal Room Expansion Exposed

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• Following the hotel fire in Delhi that claimed twenty-one lives, a local court has sent the accused property owner to a four-day police remand, declaring the arrest lawful.
• The police informed the court about gross negligence, revealing that the establishment was licensed for only six rooms but operated with at least twenty-eight beds.
• Authorities are now searching for the property manager, who held the licenses for the bed-and-breakfast, health, and restaurant facilities.
• Over the next four days, investigators will probe potential quid pro quo arrangements between the accused and government departments regarding the issuance of these licenses.
• The defense had argued the arrest was illegal, but the court upheld the police action under the charge of death due to negligence.