The Delhi High Court has refused to discharge an accused in the 2019 Anaj Mandi fire case, holding that there is "sufficient prima facie material" to proceed against him for offences under Sections 304 Part II, 308, 35, and 36 of the Indian Penal Code.
At least 50 teams of the fire department were engaged to control the blaze, which broke out on Friday, officials said, adding that a team each from State Disaster Response Force and National Disaster Response Force were also pressed into service to douse the flames.
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], November 14 (ANI): A fire broke out in a furniture shop in the Pipal Mandi area of Uttarkashi district here on Saturday. It was soon doused after the immediate intervention of the fire department.
New Delhi [India], Dec 23 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday expressed grief over the death of nine people including three children, who lost their lives in the fire that broke out in a cloth godown in Kirari area here.
New Delhi [India], Dec 23 (ANI): A Delhi court on Monday sent the owner and manager of the factory which caught fire in old Delhi's Anaj Mandi area earlier this month, to judicial custody till January 4 and said that there is a need of "multi-pronged investigation" into the case.
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought a response from the Centre, Delhi government and city police on a petition seeking police protection for children injured in the Anaj Mandi fire.
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Scores of factory owners in Delhi's Filmistan at Rani Jhansi Road have shut down their shops due to the fear of sealing and police investigation after a massive fire broke out in the area which claimed 43 lives.
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain the petition seeking judicial inquiry as well as transferring the case to CBI into the Azad Mandi fire incident while stating that the authorities should be given adequate time to handle the situation.