Mundka Fire: Delhi Police Arrest Building Owner Absconding After Blaze That Killed 27

Lakra was the owner of the building where 27 people were killed in a fire incident near Mundka Metro station on May 13. Several people were injured in the mishap. 

A four-storey building in Mundka caught fire late Friday evening, resulting in 27 deaths so far. ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Sunday arrested Manish Lakra, the third accused in the Mundka fire incident. Lakra was the owner of the building where 27 people were killed in a fire incident near Mundka Metro station, New Delhi, on May 13. Several people were injured in the mishap. According to news agency ANI, Delhi Police informed that it nabbed Manish Lakra after conducting multiple raids in Delhi and Haryana. With this, the total number of people arrested in the case has risen to three.

On Saturday, May 14, the Delhi Police said that they would take the help of a forensic team to identify the bodies, and that a First Investigation Report (FIR) had been registered. Sameer Sharma, DCP, Outer District said they had detained the owners of a CCTV camera and router manufacturing company that was operating on the first floor of the building that caught fire. He added that there are chances that more bodies may be recovered as the rescue operation was yet to be completed, news agency ANI reported. 

Delhi | 27 people have died & 12 are injured. We'll take help of the forensic team to identify the bodies. FIR has been registered. We've detained company owners. There are chances that more bodies may be recovered as rescue op is yet to be completed: S Sharma,DCP, Outer district pic.twitter.com/G3PwUa74zl

— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2022

Harish Goel and Varun Goel were the company owners detained on Saturday. However, Lakra was absconding after the incident, said Sharma. 

Delhi's Mundka fire | Company owners Harish Goel and Varun Goel arrested by Police in connection with the fire that broke out yesterday and claimed 27 lives. pic.twitter.com/PNdpbpDKeY

— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2022

The FIR has been registered under IPC 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), 120 (concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment), and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention).