Mundka tragedy: 'Bio samples of 26 people collected so far for DNA profiling'

The Delhi Police on Monday said it has so far collected biological samples of a total of 26 people whose family members are believed to be killed in the fire at a building in outer Delhis Mundka for DNA profilingPreliminary investigation has suggested that various lapses including lack of fire fighting equipment and blocked staircase triggered the fire in the building police saidAt least 27 people were charred to death in the massive blaze that ripped through the fourstorey building on Friday according to the policeA total of 26 samples have been collected for DNA profiling which will be carried out by forensic experts a senior police officer saidThe Delhi Police on Sunday had said it has collected biological samples of at least 20 people whose family members are believed to be killed in the fire for DNA profilingThese members also include kin of the eight people whose identities have already been ascertained officials had saidA senior official said investigations into the incident has suggested that various lapses had triggered the fireHe said the building housed a warehouse in the basement where highly combustible items were storedThe staircase was blocked with batteries and inverters There was only single entry and exit route the official said adding there were no firefighting systems workingThe owner of the building Manish Lakra was arrested on Sunday two days after the incidentThe officer further said they are asking authorities including the civic body for providing documents for the investigationLakra was in the real estate business and had a shop on the ground floor of the building police said adding that his family is yet to be tracedWe received information that Lakra was going towards Haridwar in Uttarakhand We laid a trap and nabbed him from Ghevra Mod after conducting multiple raids in Delhi and Haryana Sameer Sharma Deputy Commissioner of Police Outer had said on SundayLakra used to live on the fourth floor of the commercial building He lived in a tworoomkitchen house with his mother wife and two children He managed to escape to the adjacent building along with his family members when the fire broke out police had earlier saidA CCTV camera and router manufacturing and assembling company in whose office the fire is suspected to have started had been on the premises since 2017 Its owners Harish and Vijay Goel who are brothers have already been arrestedThis 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