Rajkot Fire Update: Missing Game Zone Partner Prakash Hiran Found Dead

Prakash Hiran, a partner at Rajkot's TRP game zone, was confirmed dead after a fire on May 25 killed 27 people. Hiran's DNA profile confirmed his death. He had been missing since the tragic incident in Gujarat's Rajkot.

In recent developments, Gujarat police arrested another partner of the TRP game zone. Dhaval Thakkar, owner of Dhaval Corporation, was arrested from Abu Road in Rajasthan. He ran the TRP game zone with five partners from Raceway Enterprises.

Banaskantha Superintendent of Police Akshayraj Makwana confirmed the arrest. "Thakkar was arrested in a joint operation by Rajkot and Banaskantha police last night," he said. This brings the total number of arrests to four in connection with the incident.

Previously, police arrested Yuvrajsinh Solanki, Rahul Rathod, and game zone manager Nitin Jain. They were sent to 14-day police custody by a Rajkot court on Monday.

Police registered an FIR against six individuals: Thakkar, Solanki, Rathod, and Raceway Enterprises partners Ashoksinh Jadeja, Kiritsinh Jadeja, and Prakash Hiran. They face charges under IPC sections 304, 308, 337, 338, and 114.

The state government announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh for each deceased's kin. The central government also announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for each deceased person's next of kin.