India News | Malviya Nagar Hotel Fire Case: Delhi Court Extends Judicial Custody of Lovkesh Bajaj, Two Others
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Bhanu Pratap Singh extended the judicial custody of all three accused persons for 14 days
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): The Saket Court on Monday extended the judicial custody of Lovkesh Bajaj, Kesar Negi and Jay Mishra. They have remained in judicial custody in a case linked to the Hotel Fire tragedy case of Malviya Nagar.
Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Bhanu Pratap Singh extended the judicial custody of all three accused persons for 14 days.
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During the hearing, Bajaj's counsel moved an application seeking court attestation to access financial documents, including GST and income tax records. The matter will be heard on Tuesday.
Delhi police moved an application seeking extension of Judicial custody, saying that the investigation is going on and further Judicial custody of the accused persons is required.
Earlier, on June 8, the court had rejected the bail plea of accused Keshav Negi, the cook of the Malviya Nagar hotel Flourish Stay, where a fire broke out. Negi was arrested by the Delhi police on June 7.
Accused Jay Mishra, who has been dubbed the accountant of Flourish Hotel, surrendered before the court on June 8.
Mishra had allegedly been absconding since June 3, the day of the tragic incident that killed atleast 22 persons.
Three persons have been made accused in the case, including the owner of the Hotel, Lavkesh Bajaj and a cook, Keshav Negi.
In this tragic incident, 22 people, including foreigners, died after a fire broke out in the hotel. The deceased were mainly the people who attended and relatives of the patients under treatment in a nearby hospital. (ANI)
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