Lucknow: Police on Monday night arrested four of the six people booked in connection with the devastating Aliganj fire that claimed 15 lives and left several others injured.The arrested accused have been identified as Ramakrishna Upadhyay (43), Virendra Prasad Shukla (62), Tushok Krishna Jaiswal (31) and Suresh Kumar Sahu (45).Police said that efforts were on to arrest the other two accused.According to senior police officials, Ramakrishna was the owner of a pet shop-cum-clinic, Tushok was the owner of the office space where game-developing work was carried out, while Suresh had taken the upper part on rent and Virendra was the owner of the building where the fire broke out.The case has been registered at Aliganj police station under Sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 125 (penalises rash act endangering human life) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 6 and 10 of the Uttar Pradesh Fire Service Act.JCP, Law and Order, Babloo Kumar, said that the FIR pertains to alleged negligence and violations linked to the fire that swept through a commercial building housing a pet shop, library and gaming studio.“Police are examining the role of building owners, operators and other persons responsible for safety compliance and management of the premises,” he said.Police sources said the probe is focusing on possible violations of fire safety regulations, building norms and occupancy permissions.Officials said further legal proceedings are under way and additional arrests cannot be ruled out as the investigation progresses.The case will be examined by the state govt’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), which has been tasked with submitting its findings within seven days.
