India News | Police Sub-inspector Suspended After Labourer Dies in Blaze at Firecracker Unit in UP

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Sep 3 (PTI) A police sub-inspector was suspended in connection with the death of a labourer in a blaze at an illegal firecracker storage unit in Shamli district, an official said on Sunday.

Shamli Superintendent of Police Abhishek told reporters here that Sub-Inspector Anirudh Kumar was suspended for dereliction of duty.

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Kartari Devi (75) was killed in the fire at the storage unit inside a house in Anand Nagar locality.

The SP said the body of the woman labourer was retrieved after the fire was doused on Saturday.

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