A 10th-class student was allegedly set on fire by four people after he objected to sexual harassment of his sister by one of the accused, the police said on Friday.
On getting the information about the incident, the fire brigade team and the police reached the spot. With the efforts of four fire tenders, the fire was brought under control and no casualty was reported in the incident.
The Delhi High Court on Friday took suo moto Cognizance of the Mukherjee Nagar fire incident after taking note of the newspaper report and WhatsApp messages circulating on social media.
Delhi High court on Friday took suo moto cognizance of Mukherjee Nagar Fire Incident. Vacation bench issued notice to Delhi Fire service, Delhi police and MCD and sought response within two weeks. The bench also directed the Delhi Fire services to conduct fire safety audit and to check fire
Violence continues in the northeastern state of Manipur, with miscreants torching the residence of Union Minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh in Imphal's Kongba on Thursday night.
About 10 fire tenders and 16 CAT ambulances reached the spot and the rescue and relief work was conducted. The fire was extinguished and the students from the first floor and second floor were rescued from the building, the statement added.
Students of various coaching centres in Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar staged a protest and blocked the road after a fire broke out in a coaching centre building earlier today.