Rajkot fire incident: Rajya Sabha MP Rambhai Mokariya meets victims' families
May 27, 2024
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], May 27 : Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Rambhai Mokariya on Monday visited the families of Rajkot fire incident victims.
"Once the DNA test is conducted, the deceased's body will be given to their respective families. Many reports have already come out and many are being processed," Mokariya told reporters.
Confirming the death toll, he said, "The official death toll stands at 28. It has not increased and any number other than that is just a rumour."
Meanwhile, the Gujarat government ordered the suspension of seven officials, including two police inspectors and civic staff of Rajkot Municipal Corporation, for dereliction of duty in connection with the fire incident at a gaming zone in Rajkot.
Those who have been suspended include Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) town planning department assistant engineer Jaideep Chaudhary, assistant town planner for RMC Gautam Joshi, Rajkot Roads and Buildings department's deputy executive engineer HR Suma, Assistant Engineer Road and Building Department of RMC Parsbhai M Kothiya, Station Officer of Fire and Emergency Services of Rajkot Municipal Corporation, Rohit Vigora and police inspectors VR Patel and NI Rathod, as per orders passed by the respective departments.
The officials have been held responsible "for their gross negligence in allowing this game zone to operate without necessary approvals," according to a government release.
According to officials, an FIR has been filed against six people, including TRP Game Zone owner Yuvraj Hari Singh Solanki, manager Nitin Jain, and others at Rajkot Taluka Police Station.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, along with Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi, inspected the Rajkot TRP gaming zone on Sunday. The duo also met the injured at Rajkot's Giriraj Hospital.
Following the incident, all the gaming zones in Vadodara were inspected and temporarily shut down.
