May 29th 2024.
In the city of Ahmedabad, the Gujarat police have made another arrest in connection with the tragic fire incident at a game zone in Rajkot last week. The blaze resulted in the loss of 27 lives, and one of the accused also lost his life in the fire. This brings the total number of arrests to five, as confirmed by the police.
The latest arrest was made on Tuesday night when Kiritsinh Jadeja, a partner in Raceway Enterprises, was apprehended from Rajkot-Kalavad road. According to Rajkot Deputy Commissioner of Police Parthrajsinh Gohil, Jadeja is one of the six partners of the TRP game zone who have been named as accused in the case. They have been charged with various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Gohil stated, "We arrested accused Kiritsinh Jadeja near Rajkot last night, taking the total number of arrests made in the case so far to five." He also added, "Out of six persons named in the FIR, one Prakash Hiran has died in the fire. During examination, the DNA sample of one of the deceased matched with that of Hiran's kin, confirming his death."
The police had previously arrested Yuvrajsinh Solanki, Rahul Rathod, Dhaval Thakkar, all game zone partners, and its manager Nitin Jain. They have been charged with IPC sections 304, 308, 337, 338, and 114. The tragic incident on May 25 left 27 people dead, with most of them unrecognizable due to severe burns.
In an effort to identify the victims, DNA samples were collected from the deceased and their relatives and sent for forensic examination to Gandhinagar. So far, 25 bodies have been identified and handed over to their families, as confirmed by officials. The investigation into the incident is ongoing, and the police are working diligently to bring justice to the victims and their families.
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