Mundka fire: Building owner, 2 others sent to 1-day police custody

Manish Lakra the owner of the building here in Mundka that was gutted in a massive fire on May 13 along with the owners of a company in the same multistorey structure Harish Goel and Varun Goel were on Tuesday sent to 1day police custody by a city court an official saidDeputy Commissioner of Police DCP Sameer Sharma said their custody was of vital importanceWe need to take blood samples of Goyal brothers We also need to know about the background and company details the DCP saidHe further said that for Manish Lakra the police need to verify all documents pertaining to the buildingWe also need to do cross examination the senior official saidTwenty seven human lives perished on May 13 in one of the deadliest tragedies that the national capital has seen in recent yearsA massive fire gutted a multistorey building located near a metro station charring 27 people to death and wounding 12 others in west Delhis Mundka areaBoth Harish Goel and Varun Goel were arrested a day after the incident but the owner of the building Manish Lakra was absconding to avoid his arrestSubsequently a police team was constituted which tracked his locations and Lakra was arrested from Ghevra Mod in west Delhi which is near the HaryanaDelhi borderBoth Harish Goel and Varun Goel were arrested a day after the incident but the owner of the building Manish Lakra was absconding to avoid his arrestSubsequently a police team was constituted which tracked his locations and Lakra was arrested from Ghevra Mod in west Delhi which is near to the HaryanaDelhi border on May 15During preliminary enquiry it was revealed that Lakra was present at his residence on the top floor at the time of the incidentWhen the fire broke out Lakra was at his residence on the top floor and when he sensed that smoke was coming from the floors below he immediately left everything and rushed out of the building with his wife mother and two kids DCP Sameer Sharma saidLakra had switched off and destroyed his mobile phone so that he could not be locatedHowever we pressurised his friends and family members which ultimately led to the revelation of his location the DCP saidWhen we arrested him he was trying to flee to Haridwar the police officer said adding he had also collected money from one of his friends while he was abscondingThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever