Takshila Arcade fire tragedy: Surat police crime branch files over 4200 page charge-sheet

Surat: The crime branch of Surat police today filed charge-sheet in horrific Takshila arcade fire incident of the city in which on May 24 this year 22 students of an art classes had lost their lives tragically.

Commissioner of Police Satish Sharma said that the over 4200 pages charge-sheet has been submitted today which was within 60 days as stipulated in the law.

He said that 11 of the accused of the tragic case including the operator of the classes Bhargav Butani, Builder Ghanshyam Kahar, Executive Engineer of the Surat Municipal Corporation Praga Mushi, Fire Birgade official S K Acharya and Kirti Modh and two engineers of the public sector electricity company DGVCL have already been arrested while 3 other accused were still at large and steps would be taken to get them declared absconding.

He said that there were 251 witnesses in this case. The investigation has been done in scientific way and very minutely. Police was determined to get justice for the family of the innocent victims many of whom had helplessly jumped off the 3 storied building after the fire.

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