Rajkot fire tragedy: SIT arrests Chief Fire Officer IV Khair, two others
Updated: Jun 23rd, 2024
Nearly a month after the Rajkot fire tragedy that left 27 charred bodies of victims, Chief Fire Officer Ilesh Khair has been arrested by police.
Investigating officer Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Parthrajsinh Gohil and Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Bharat Basiya said that Rajkot Chief Fire Officer IV Khair (45) was aware about the fire that took place on Sept 4, 2023.
Moreover, before the construction of the TRP Game Zone, Khair received a copy of the booking licence. He did not inspect the game zone and its safety measures. The game zone was bustling without fire NOC and fire safety norms for a very long time and no actions were taken.
The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) found that between Apr 1, 2012, and Mar 31, 2024, Bhikhabhai Thaiba accumulated property worth ₹79,94,153, more than 67% of his income. On June 22, the special investigation team (SIT) arrested Thaiba, who was already an accused in a bribe case.
On the same day, the third accused, Mahesh Rathod, a resident of Gondal who supervised the snow park’s welding work for the gaming zone, was arrested.
The Rajkot taluka police filed a complaint under IPC Article 304, 308, 337, 338, 36, and 465, 471, 474, 120 (B), against Yuvrajsinh Solanki, Kiritsinh Jadeja, Yuvrajsinh Solanki, Nitin Lodha, Rahul Rathod, Asoksinh and Dhaval Thakkar.
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