Kamala Mills fire: Hotelier held for sheltering '1 Above' owners
January 09, 2018  22:32
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A hotelier was arrested today for allegedly sheltering three owners of '1 Above' pub, wanted in connection with the December29 Kamala Mills fire that claimed 14 lives, at his residence in suburban Juhu, police said.

"Vishal Kariya, who owns hotels and pubs in Mumbai, was placed under arrest after a team of N M Joshi Marg police picked him for questioning," Deputy Commissioner of Police Akhilesh Mishra told PTI.

During investigation, it came to light that 42-year-old Kariya sheltered Kripesh Sanghvi, Jigar Sanghvi and Abhijeet Mankar-- the three owners of 1 Above pub-- at his residence, he said.

Police recovered a high-end car of Mankar, which was found parked at Kariya's place, he said.

The Sanghvi brothers and Mankar are absconding since December 29 when the fire swept through '1 Above' and adjacent Mojo's Bistro resto pub in Kamala Mills compound in central Mumbai.

N M Joshi Marg police station senior inspector Ahmed Pathan said the trio were booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other offences under various sectionsof the Indian Penal Code.

The Mumbai Police also announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for whereabouts about the accused trio, he said.  -- PTI

Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
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