Malviya Nagar B&B fire: Court sends owner, accountant to 12-day judicial custody

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Accused successful  the Malviya Nagar occurrence  incidental  Lovekesh Bajaj. File

Accused successful the Malviya Nagar occurrence incidental Lovekesh Bajaj. File | Photo Credit: ANI

A Delhi tribunal connected Wednesday (June 10, 2026) remanded the proprietor and accountant of Malviya Nagar B&B facility, which was gutted successful occurrence connected June 3, leaving 22 dead, to 12 days of judicial custody.

Judicial Magistrate Bhanu Pratap Singh of Saket Court sent Lavkesh Bajaj, the proprietor and accountant Jay Mishra to judicial custody connected an exertion moved by the Delhi Police, which is investigating the circumstances starring to the fatal fire.

The constabulary had earlier arrested the two, alleging violations related to occurrence information measures and regulatory compliance astatine the hotel. Facility navigator Keshav Negi was besides arrested connected June 8. Investigators person alleged that negligence connected his portion contributed to the outbreak of the fire.

Several different individuals associated with the constitution person been detained and questioned arsenic portion of the ongoing investigation.

Among the deceased were some radical from antithetic cities successful India arsenic good arsenic overseas nationals who had travelled to Delhi for aesculapian attraction oregon were accompanying patients admitted to adjacent hospitals. Eyewitness accounts indicated that immoderate guests jumped from windows successful an effort to flight the flames and dense smoke.

Published - June 11, 2026 04:05 americium IST

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