Gujarat High Court Expresses Deep Concerns Over Rajkot Fire Tragedy: Seven Officials Suspended
Gujarat High Court today conducted the hearing regarding the Rajkot Fire tragedy. The bench comprising Justices Biren Vaishnav and Devan Desai expressed deep concerns over the incident.
Meanwhile, the Gujarat government informed the court that a special investigation team, headed by the Additional Director General of CID-Crime, was set up to probe the incident. The government said, the interim report from the SIT is expected to be ready within the next three days.
In a related development, Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi visited the Forensic Science Laboratory in Gandhinagar today and reviewed the operations of FSL in preparing the DNA report of the deceased of the fire tragedy in Rajkot. Mr Sanghavi said the state government is sensitive about the tragic incident.
Earlier in the day, the Gujarat government suspended seven officials including two police officers, in connection with the Rajkot-fire tragedy.
CM Orders Immediate Suspension Of Seven Officials In Rajkot TRP Game Zone Fire Incident
The Gujarat government has suspended seven officials including two police officers, in connection with the Rajkot based TRP game zone fire case. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel ordered the immediate suspension of seven officials for alleged negligence and lethargy in their work that led to the fire tragedy. Meanwhile,
The Gujarat Government had taken suo Motu cognizance of the incident. The Special bench of Gujarat High Court comprising Justice Biren Vaishnav and Justice Devan Desai is currently hearing the matter.
At least 30 people are suspected to have lost their lives in the tragic incident that took place on Saturday. The Five member Special investigation Team (SIT) headed by Additional Director General of Police Subhash Trivedi has been formed to probe the incident.
