The Rajkot fire tragedy that claimed at least 28 lives on May 25, brought the structure of the TRP game zone’s dome, a reportedly flimsy structure made of thin walls, into scrutiny. It now emerges, according to sources, that the same structure was granted permission by the city police commissioner’s office.

Earlier, the Rajkot Municipal Corporation’s fire department officials had clarified that they had not received any application regarding the construction of the game zone.

However, the sources confirmed that permission for the structure was granted by the then Rajkot police commissioner’s office to accused Yuvrajsinh Solanki, reportedly on Nov 27, 2023.

SIT submits report

Meanwhile, the Special Investigation Team led by senior IPS officer Subhash Trivedi and Chief Secretary of the state, Raj Kumar, arrived in Gandhinagar from Rajkot today to submit the report. The SIT was tasked with investigating the TRP game zone fire and submit a report within three days..

The SIT was formed in the wee hours of May 26, a day after the Rajkot fire incident.

In the preliminary report submitted by the SIT, statements of witnesses have been recorded and evidence collected.

The report is expected to shed light on how the fire engulfed the game zone and other aspects of the fire.

Following the incident, seven RMC officials were suspended. Moreover, the police commissioner, deputy police commissioner, and the municipal commissioner of Rajkot were also transferred, and their postings kept ‘on wait’.

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