Rajkot Fireplace Accident: Within the aftermath of the tragic fireplace incident claiming 27 lives at a recreation centre in Gujarat’s Rajkot, the state administration has transferred Raju Bhargava, the Rajkot Police Commissioner, together with two different IPS officers, Vidhi Choudhary and Sudhirkumar Desai, as introduced by the state residence division. Moreover, Anand Patel, the Municipal Commissioner and an IAS officer, has additionally been transferred.
Brajesh Kumar Jha, at present serving because the Particular Commissioner of Police in Ahmedabad, has been appointed as the brand new Police Commissioner of Rajkot, information company PTI reported. Mahendra Bagria, Deputy Inspector Basic of Police, will assume the function of extra commissioner, whereas Jagdish Bangarwa will take over as the brand new deputy commissioner of police.
An official notification said that the service of Anand Patel has been positioned on the “disposal of the Basic Administrative Division for additional orders”. DP Desai, at present serving because the Chief Govt Officer of Ahmedabad City Growth Authority, will assume the function of Rajkot’s Municipal Commissioner, in line with PTI.
The executive reshuffle comes within the wake of extreme criticism from the Gujarat Excessive Courtroom, which expressed doubts over the efficacy of the state equipment, significantly highlighting lapses within the functioning of the TRP Recreation Zone the place the fireplace occurred. The court docket raised questions concerning the oversight of such institutions by civic our bodies. ALSO READ | ‘We Don’t Have Religion In State Equipment’: Gujarat HC Lashes At State Govt Over Rajkot Fireplace
Rajkot Fireplace Accident: 3 Despatched To 14-Day Police Remand. 9 Victims Recognized By DNA Testing
In the meantime, three people arrested in reference to the fireplace incident have been remanded to 14-day police custody by a court docket in Rajkot. Particular Public Prosecutor Tushar Gokani highlighted the dearth of cooperation from the accused in the course of the investigation, citing their evasive responses. “The principle floor for 14-day remand was that the arrested accused individuals will not be cooperating with the investigation, they’re giving evasive replies to no matter questions are requested and no matter paperwork are sought from them,” stated Gokani, as quoted by PTI.
In a separate growth, Gujarat’s Minister of State for Dwelling, Harsh Sanghavi, introduced the identification of 9 victims via DNA evaluation. Sanghavi assured that the forensic science lab is working tirelessly to expedite the identification course of, acknowledging the anguish of households awaiting closure.
“I can perceive the anger of the households who’ve misplaced their family members. FSL can also be working around the clock. Total FSL employees have cancelled their holidays and different journey plans so that every one the samples are analysed as early as potential,” Sanghavi advised reporters, as per PTI.
The identification course of, involving DNA matching of bone samples collected from the charred our bodies with samples from relations, is underway. Sanghavi famous that whereas progress has been made in figuring out 9 our bodies, eight samples are nonetheless underneath evaluation.