Kamala Mills Fire tragedy: Mojo's Bistro owner arrested for culpable homicide
A day after the Mumbai fire brigade report revealed that the fire started from the high-eng-pub, one of the owners of the Mojo's Bistro pub, in connection with the deadly fire at the Kamala Mills compound here on December 29, which had claimed 14 lives.
Officials from the N M Joshi Marg police station arrested Pathak, the son of retired director general of police and former Pune police commissioner K K Pathak, the police said.
On Friday, the Mumbai Fire Brigade, in its preliminary probe report on the fire, which had engulfed Mojo's Bistro and the adjacent "1 Above" pub at the Kamala Mills compound in Lower Parel on December 29, had said the fire possibly started at Mojo's Bistro due to the flying embers from a hookah.
The
police
on
Saturday
booked
Pathak
and
his
partner,
Nagpur-
based
businessman
Yug
Tulli,
under
IPC
sections
304
(culpable
homicide
not
amounting
to
murder),
338
(causing
grievous
hurt
by
act
endangering
life
and
personal
safety
of
others)
and
other
relevant
provisions.
The
police
had
recorded
Pathak's
statement
in
the
case
earlier.
The names of Pathak and Tulli were added to the FIR, which was lodged on December 29 against the owners of "1 Above" -- Kripesh Sanghavi, Jigar Sanghavi and Abhijeet Mankar -- said a police official.
"As of now, we have arrested Pathak, while his partner Tulli has been summoned as he is also wanted in the case," senior police inspector, attached to the N M Joshi Marg police station, Ahmed Pathan said.
"We
will
produce
Pathak
before
a
court
soon,"
he
added.
Earlier,
the
police
had
arrested
two
managers
of
"1
Above"
in
connection
with
the
fire.
The
police
have
also
announced
a
reward
of
Rs
one
lakh
for
any
information
about
the
three
pub
owners,
who
are
on
the
run.
PTI