The first Mumbai fire case that had shocked and caused irreversible losses to the city and it people are still fresh in the minds; followed by other fire cases in the city.
The Mumbai Police on Wednesday arrested Jigar Sanghvi and Kripesh Sanghvi, two of the three owners of the pub, 1 Above in connection with the Kamala Mills fire that claimed 14 lives on the night of December 29.
Sangvi brothers — Jigar and Kripesh — were nabbed from western suburbs of Mumbai by the police while the duo was trying to flee the city. The two will be put soon put under official arrest.
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The two have been booked for a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
The arrest comes a day after the police on Tuesday also arrested — under Section 216 of the Indian Penal Code (harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered) — hotelier and alleged cricket bookie Vishal Karia after reportedly finding an Audi car belonging to wanted to accused Abhijeet Mankar, the co-owner of 1Above, at his residence.
The third owner of 1Above, Abhijeet Mankar is still at large and evading arrest by the police.
Kripesh and Jigar Sanghvi wanted in the #KamalaMillsFire on whom the @MumbaiPolice had declared cash reward arrested by police.@IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/JLcES5rnqX
— Rashmi Rajput (@RashmiRajput123) January 10, 2018
On Tuesday, Vishal Karya, a known face in Mumbai’s social circles was arrested for allegedly helping Abhijeet Mankar evade arrest.
Last week, Yug Pathak, the son of a retired IPS officer and one of the owners of the Mojo’s Bistro pub, was arrested and sent to five-day police custody.
The owners of 1Above had written to the President, Prime Minister, Chief Minister, Mumbai Police Commissioner and the chief of the city’s civic body, demanding that the matter to be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Alleging there was a conspiracy against them, they accused the police of “destroying the evidence on site and making false reports”.
The Mumbai Police had filed a case initiated against the management of 1Above but later also added the names of the owners of Mojo’s Bistro. 1Above and Mojo’s Bistro are pubs located on the rooftop of a building in Kamala Mills Compound. According to the probe by the fire department, the fire started at Mojo’s Bistro and spread to 1Above on December 29.
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