In a tragic incident, two persons died after a fire broke out Sunday at a hotel in Delhi’s Dwarka area. .
Police said that one of the deceased has been identified as Deepak, who had been staying there while the identity of the woman is yet to be ascertained. Police said that the incident took place in southwest Delhi's Dwarka around 7.30AM.
According to Atul Garg, the Director, Delhi Fire Services (DFS), the fire department received information regarding the blaze in the four-storey hotel at 7.40 AM and eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
“The building is owned by Sidharth and Karuna from Ranchi, Jharkhand but the hotel Shri Krishna Oyo at Sector 8, Dwarka, was being run by Sunil Gupta, who further sublet it to Harshit from Dashrath Puri,” said a senior police official.
“When police team reached the spot, no hotel staff was found there. Subsequently, FSL and crime team were also called to the spot. After extinguishing the fire, two bodies including that of a woman were found on a staircase. Both the bodies were shifted to Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital,” said the senior police official. “During inquiry, it was found that the same hotel had been prosecuted under relevant sections of Delhi Police Act twice earlier and a case was also registered under Section 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC),” he said. “Police have registered a case in connection with the incident at Dwarka South police station,” said police.