Rajkot fire tragedy: HC asks why civic chief was not suspended for 'inaction'
7 months ago

Rajkot fire tragedy: HC asks why civic chief was not suspended for 'inaction'

The Hindu  

The Gujarat High Court on June 6 came down heavily on the State Government over the Rajkot game zone fire that killed 27 persons last month, and sought to know why the then chief of the local civic body was not suspended for not taking action against the facility that was being run without permission. The High Court expressed anger after learning that though a demolition notice was served to the TRP Game Zone, where the devastating fire took place on May 25, by the Rajkot Municipal Corporation in June last year, no action was taken for one year against the facility by the civic body, whose commissioner was Anand Patel at that time. When Justice Vaishnav asked if the State Government intends to fix the responsibility of senior officers in such situations, Mr. Trivedi said the government was waiting for the final SIT report for further action. When Mr. Trivedi said since India is a democratic country and officials cannot be sent to the gallows without any probe, Justice Vaishnav said, “They have to go to the gallows if they are guilty.” “This time, we want to see that no municipal commissioner, incumbent or present, of all municipal corporations, must be held personally liable for such incidents.

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Rajkot fire tragedy: Gujarat HC says municipal commissioner can’t claim innocence
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Rajkot fire tragedy: Gujarat HC says municipal commissioner can’t claim innocence

Hindustan Times  

The Gujarat high court, on Friday, during a hearing related to the TRP Game Zone fire incident in Rajkot earlier this year, emphasised that the city’s municipal commissioner cannot shirk responsibility by claiming that he had “delegated his duties and powers” to a subordinate who failed to inform him about the incident. The division bench, comprising chief justice Sunita Agarwal …

Gujarat high court pulls up state government over Rajkot game zone fire
6 months ago

Gujarat high court pulls up state government over Rajkot game zone fire

Hindustan Times  

The Gujarat high court has pulled up the state government over the Rajkot game zone fire that claimed 27 lives in May, questioning why a demolition order against the illegal structure was not executed for nearly a year after a previous incident came to light. A bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi stressed the need for …

Gujarat HC asks why illegal building in Rajkot game zone was not demolished for a year
6 months ago

Gujarat HC asks why illegal building in Rajkot game zone was not demolished for a year

The Hindu  

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday slammed the State authorities while hearing a suo motu petition related to the deadly fire in a game zone that killed 27 persons in Rajkot in May. The Gujarat government on Thursday submitted its fact-finding report on the TRP Game Zone blaze in Rajkot in a sealed cover to the High Court. While going …

Rajkot game zone fire: Two employees of Rajkot Municipal Corporation arrested for altering documents after TRP Game Zone Fire
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajkot game zone fire: Two employees of Rajkot Municipal Corporation arrested for altering documents after TRP Game Zone Fire

The Hindu  

Two employees of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation have been arrested for allegedly making certain changes in documents pertaining to a game zone after a fire there last month claimed 27 lives, police said on June 16. With this, 12 persons, including six government employees, have so been arrested in connection with the May 25 incident at the TRP game zone …

Rajkot Game Zone Fire: Police arrests co-owner of the Rajkot game zone, where a fire claimed 27 lives last month.
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Rajkot Game Zone Fire: Police arrests co-owner of the Rajkot game zone, where a fire claimed 27 lives last month.

The Hindu  

Police have arrested a co-owner of the Rajkot game zone, where a fire claimed 27 lives last month, taking the number of arrests in the case to ten, an official said on June 14. Mr. Jadeja, who owns the land on which the game zone had come up, had been absconding after a fire devastated the recreation facility on May …

Rajkot Gaming Zone Fire: Fact-finding team must probe fire incident, says Gujarat High Court
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Rajkot Gaming Zone Fire: Fact-finding team must probe fire incident, says Gujarat High Court

The Hindu  

The Gujarat High Court on June 13 slammed the State government and directed it to set up a “fact-finding committee” to probe the Rajkot game zone fire incident and the role of officials in allowing the illegal structure to come up which remained functional for years without any licence. During the hearing of suo motu petition, the court hit out …

Gujarat ACB files case against municipal officer days after Rajkot fire
7 months ago

Gujarat ACB files case against municipal officer days after Rajkot fire

Hindustan Times  

The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau has filed a case against Rajkot Municipal Corporation ’s deputy fire officer Bhikhabhai Theba for alleged disproportionate assets following a probe after the fire at a gaming centre on May 25 left 27 people dead. The fire at Rajkot gaming centre on May 25 drew attention to broader corruption. ACB booked Theba days after Rajya Sabha …

Rajkot game zone fire: Gujarat HC asks govt inaction over suspending senior officials
7 months ago

Rajkot game zone fire: Gujarat HC asks govt inaction over suspending senior officials

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court has questioned the state government on why the city municipal commissioner was not supended in connection with the Rajkot game zone fire incident, which claimed the lives of 27 people. The hearing for the Rajkot TRP Game Zone fire incident was conducted before a division bench consisting of Justices Biren Vaishnav and Devan M. Desai …

Rajkot fire: Four government officials arrested
7 months, 1 week ago

Rajkot fire: Four government officials arrested

The Hindu  

The Gujarat Police on Thursday arrested four government officials, including a town planning officer and a fire station officer, in connection with the Rajkot gaming zone fire. The officials are from the Rajkot Municipal Corporation, the civic body that failed to act against the illegal amusement park operating without any valid licence for almost two years. Town planning officer M. …

Rajkot fire: 18 Gujarat gaming zone owners booked for lapses
7 months, 1 week ago

Rajkot fire: 18 Gujarat gaming zone owners booked for lapses

Hindustan Times  

The Gujarat Police on Wednesday booked owners of 18 recreation facilities across the state for allegedly running without valid permissions, in a major crackdown on such centres days after 28 people were killed in a fire at a Rajkot gaming arcade. Sanghavi instructed the police officers to register FIRs against the owners of the game zones running without fire NOCs …

Fifth arrest made in Rajkot gaming zone fire that killed 28 people
7 months, 1 week ago

Fifth arrest made in Rajkot gaming zone fire that killed 28 people

India Today  

The number of arrests in the Rajkot fire case has gone up to five with the nabbing of Kirat Singh Jadeja, one of the owners of the TRP Game Zone. The police are on the lookout for another accused, Ashok Singh Jadeja, who is the brother of Kirat, and is also the proprietor of TRP Game Zone. Nitin Jain, the …

Rajkot fire: Congress calls for judicial oversight of probe
7 months, 1 week ago

Rajkot fire: Congress calls for judicial oversight of probe

The Hindu  

The Congress on May 28 demanded an investigation under the supervision of a sitting judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court into the fire at the Rajkot game zone that left more than 30 people dead. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters, Gujarat Congress chief Shaktisinh Gohil said the BJP government in the State was “not …

Rajkot fire accident: One more partner of game zone arrested
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajkot fire accident: One more partner of game zone arrested

The Hindu  

The Gujarat police have arrested one more partner of the Rajkot-based TRP game zone where a devastating fire last week killed 27 persons, an official said on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Dhaval Thakkar, the proprietor of Dhaval Corporation, which ran the TRP game zone along with five partners of Raceway Enterprises, was arrested from Abu Road in neighbouring Rajasthan, Banaskantha …

Rajkot fire | Game zone owner put up 'crying act’ and then was ‘laughing’ in court…’: Public prosecutor
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajkot fire | Game zone owner put up 'crying act’ and then was ‘laughing’ in court…’: Public prosecutor

Hindustan Times  

2024 Rajkot Gaming zone fire: Dhaval Thakkar, the main accused in the Rajkot TRP Game Zone fire incident, was arrested by Banaskantha crime branch police and Rajkot Police from Rajasthan on Sunday. Dhaval Thakkar, the main accused in the Rajkot TRP game zone fire incident, after he was arrested by the Rajkot police and Banaskantha Local Crime Branch police from …

Gujarat HC comes down heavily on Rajkot civic body over game zone fire tragedy
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Gujarat HC comes down heavily on Rajkot civic body over game zone fire tragedy

Hindustan Times  

The Gujarat high court on Monday came down heavily on the Rajkot Municipal Corporation over Saturday’s massive fire that claimed 28 lives, including children, at an unauthorised gaming zone in the city. Twenty people, including children, were killed in a fire that broke out at an unauthorised gaming zone in Gujarat’s Rajkot on Saturday. A special bench comprising justices Biren …

Rajkot: Police Commissioner, 3 others transferred after fire tragedy killed 28
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajkot: Police Commissioner, 3 others transferred after fire tragedy killed 28

Hindustan Times  

The Gujarat government on Monday transferred Rajkot Police Commissioner Raju Bhargava, city civic chief, and two other IPS officers days after a massive fire at a game zone facility killed 28, including four children. Earlier in the day, the Gujarat High Court rapped the state government over the tragic incident saying that it does not have faith in the state …

Rajkot game zone fire: Gujarat HC says it doesn’t have faith in State machinery
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajkot game zone fire: Gujarat HC says it doesn’t have faith in State machinery

The Hindu  

Hearing a suo motu petition on the fire at a gaming zone in Rajkot in which more than 30 people have died, the Gujarat High Court on Monday rapped the State government and the Rajkot Municipal Corporation saying the court had “no faith in them” and asked the Municipal Commissioner why he should not be held personally responsible for the …

'Were you asleep?': Gujarat high court slams state govt over Rajkot game zone fire, say reports
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Were you asleep?': Gujarat high court slams state govt over Rajkot game zone fire, say reports

Hindustan Times  

The Gujarat High Court on Monday rapped the state government over the massive fire at a gaming zone in Rajkot, which killed 28 persons, including four children. During the hearing, after the court was apprised that two gaming zones had been operating in the city for the last two years without required permits, including fire safety certificates, it said that …

Rajkot Game Zone fire: Gujarat HC rebukes civic body, ‘Sleeping for 4 years?’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajkot Game Zone fire: Gujarat HC rebukes civic body, ‘Sleeping for 4 years?’

Live Mint  

The Gujarat High Court on Monday rebuked Rajkot civic body over the Game Zone fire incident which claimed 27 lives. Rajkot fire: five officials suspended by Gujarat government Meanwhile, the Gujarat government on Monday ordered the suspension of five officials, including two police inspectors and civic staff, with immediate effect for negligence in connection with the Rajkot game zone fire. …

Rajkot game zone fire: Two cops, civic staff among six officials suspended for negligence
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajkot game zone fire: Two cops, civic staff among six officials suspended for negligence

The Hindu  

The Gujarat government on Monday ordered the suspension of six officials, including two police inspectors and civic staff, with immediate effect for negligence in connection with the Rajkot game zone fire which claimed 33 lives. The officials have been held responsible "for their gross negligence in allowing this game zone to operate without necessary approvals," stated a government release. Those …

Rajkot gaming zone fire: CCTV camera footage shows how blaze started. Video
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajkot gaming zone fire: CCTV camera footage shows how blaze started. Video

Hindustan Times  

Two days after 27 persons, including four children, were killed in a massive fire at the TRP Game Zone in Gujarat's Rajkot, a CCTV camera footage has emerged showing how the blaze started while welding. Rajkot Gaming Zone fire: CCTV footage reveals how blaze started In a 40-second video posted by the news agency PTI, a massive fire can be …

Game zone fire: Gujarat HC rebukes Rajkot civic body, says it doesn't have faith in state machinery
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Game zone fire: Gujarat HC rebukes Rajkot civic body, says it doesn't have faith in state machinery

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: In the aftermath of the devastating fire at the TRP gaming zone in Rajkot that claimed the lives of 28 individuals including children, the Gujarat High Court on Monday, came down heavily on the city's municipal body for its failure to certify the structure. Expressing its disillusionment, the High Court conveyed a lack of faith in the state machinery …

Rajkot game zone fire: 2 cops, civic staff among 5 officials suspended for negligence
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajkot game zone fire: 2 cops, civic staff among 5 officials suspended for negligence

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat government on Monday ordered the suspension of five officials, including two police inspectors and civic staff, with immediate effect for negligence in connection with the Rajkot game zone fire which claimed 28 lives. The officials have been held responsible "for their gross negligence in allowing this game zone to operate without necessary approvals," stated a government release. …

Fire at Delhi hospital, Rajkot game zone: What are safety rules in India, compliance challenges? | Explained
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Fire at Delhi hospital, Rajkot game zone: What are safety rules in India, compliance challenges? | Explained

India TV News  

Fire at Delhi hospital, Rajkot game zone: The recent devastating fire incidents at a gaming zone in Gujarat's Rajkot and a children's hospital in Delhi, claiming at least 30 lives cumulatively, have served as stark reminders of the critical importance of fire safety regulations. 19 per cent were unsure if their fire extinguishing systems worked 27 per cent admitted to …

Rajkot Game Zone fire: Fix accountability, culprits be given strictest punishment says Congress to Gujarat govt.
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajkot Game Zone fire: Fix accountability, culprits be given strictest punishment says Congress to Gujarat govt.

The Hindu  

Condoling the loss of lives in the Rajkot fire tragedy, the Congress on May 25 said accountability should be fixed in the incident by the BJP government in Gujarat as soon as possible and the culprits should be given the strictest punishment. At least 27 people, including children, were killed in a massive fire that swept through a game zone …

Rajkot game zone fire: Gujarat HC takes suo motu cognizance, calls it man-made disaster
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajkot game zone fire: Gujarat HC takes suo motu cognizance, calls it man-made disaster

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: A special bench of the Gujarat High Court on Sunday took suo motu cognizance of the fire accident at a game zone in Rajkot, which left 28 people dead and said it was prima facie a "man-made disaster." Such gaming zones and recreational facilities have come up without the necessary approvals from competent authorities, the bench of Justices Biren …

SIT to probe Rajkot fire, 3 including game zone owner arrested
7 months, 2 weeks ago

SIT to probe Rajkot fire, 3 including game zone owner arrested

India TV News  

Three individuals, including the manager and owner of the TRP gaming zone in Rajkot, Gujarat, have been arrested in connection with the tragic fire incident that claimed the lives of 27 people on Saturday. According to police officials, a fibre structure used for gaming activities caught fire, resulting in severe casualties, including children, who were present at the gaming zone …

Rajkot game zone fire: SIT holds meeting; DNA samples collected for identification of victims
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajkot game zone fire: SIT holds meeting; DNA samples collected for identification of victims

New Indian Express  

RAJKOT: Members of the Special Investigation Team held a meeting with local administration in Gujarat's Rajkot city in the wee hours of Sunday in connection with the fire at a game zone here that left 27 people dead and three injured. Four children under the age of 12 were among the 27 persons killed in the massive fire that swept …

Rajkot fire incident: First visuals from inside game zone show how blaze spreads
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajkot fire incident: First visuals from inside game zone show how blaze spreads

India TV News  

Amid intensified efforts to investigate the gruesome game zone fire incident in Rajkot, the first purported CCTV footage from the accident site has been released. According to the visuals captured in the CCTV footage, the fire which initially broke out in the extension area due to welding work, engulfed the whole building in flames, due to the abundance of flammable …

Rajkot game zone blaze toll rises to 28; FIR says amusement centre had no fire department NOC
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajkot game zone blaze toll rises to 28; FIR says amusement centre had no fire department NOC

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: The death toll in the devastating fire at TRP Gaming Zone rose to 28, including four children, on Sunday. The complaint stated that despite knowing the severe fire risk, the owner operated the gaming zone without effective firefighting equipment or a fire department NOC. "The Owner of the TRP Zone constructed a gaming area using an iron and sheet …

27, mostly students, dead after massive fire in Rajkot's game zone, CM announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia
7 months, 2 weeks ago

27, mostly students, dead after massive fire in Rajkot's game zone, CM announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia

India TV News  

Rajkot game zone fire: At least 27 people, mostly students, have died while some people are feared to be trapped following a massive fire that broke out in the TRP gaming zone at Kalawad Road in Rajkot, Gujarat on Saturday. Gujarat CM announces ex gratia Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel took to X and said that the fire tragedy in …

'Serious Matter': Supreme Court To Hear Rajkot COVID Hospital Fire Case In Second Week Of March
1 year, 11 months ago

'Serious Matter': Supreme Court To Hear Rajkot COVID Hospital Fire Case In Second Week Of March

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of the suo moto case regarding the fire in Rajkot, Gujarat on 26.11.2020 which had resulted in the death of Covid patients in Hospital to the second week of March. Background Earlier, the Apex Court had noted that on July 8, the Gujarat government had issued a notification that directed that no …

Kotkapura police firing: SIT submits sealed status report in Faridkot court
2 years, 5 months ago

Kotkapura police firing: SIT submits sealed status report in Faridkot court

Hindustan Times  

Close on the heels of the questioning of former Punjab director general of police Sumedh Singh Saini, the special investigation team probing the 2015 Kotkapura firing incidents submitted a status report in a Faridkot court. Former Punjab director general of police Sumedh Singh Saini after he was questioned by the special investigation team, led by ADGP LK Yadav, in the …

Fire safety norms: Bombay HC seeks Maharashtra govt's reply to PIL on implementation
2 years, 10 months ago

Fire safety norms: Bombay HC seeks Maharashtra govt's reply to PIL on implementation

India Today  

Expressing displeasure over the Maharashtra government's inaction on the formalisation of the Draft Special Regulations for buildings vulnerable to man-made disasters, Bombay High Court has asked the authorities to say why it is being delayed and whether it will be done or not. While dictating the order, the court said, "Reluctantly, we grant the state ten days' time to file …

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