BSP office in Ghaziabad catches fire, short circuit say cops

The Bahujan Samaj Party office in Ghaziabad caught fire late on Thursday night in a suspected attack in the wake of the arrest of Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who had made derogatory remarks about Chief Minister Mayawati, but the police attributed the blaze to short circuit.

There were no casualties in the blaze as the party office was closed. Six fire tenders were requires to control the blaze, Senior Superintendent of Police, Akhil Kumar and District Magistrate R Ramesh Kumar said.

The two officials were present at the site when the party office was opened in the presence of local BSP workers on Thursday night. Ramesh Kumar said the fire was due to short circuit and denied reports that there was any attack on the partyoffice. Kumar, however, said a forensic probe will be conducted.