CM Yogi’s big action in Lucknow coaching fire incident: 3 including building owner Virendra Shukla arrested, 4 officers suspended; SIT will submit report in 7 days

The massive fire that broke out in a coaching center located in Aliganj area of ​​Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, has shocked the entire state. Seeing the seriousness of the accident, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called a high-level review meeting late on Monday night. In the meeting, CM Yogi expressed his strong displeasure over this negligence and directed to take quick and strict action against the culprits. On the orders of the Chief Minister, a two-member ‘Special Investigation Team’ (SIT) has been formed for an in-depth investigation of the Lucknow fire, which will have to submit its detailed report to the government within 7 days.

Along with this, the three named accused including the main responsible building owner Virendra Shukla of the accident have been arrested by the police late night, while in a big blow on the administrative front, four responsible officers have been suspended with immediate effect.

Who are included in the two-member SIT? Got deadline of 7 days

Two very senior officers of Uttar Pradesh have been included in the two-member SIT formed to get to the bottom of the Aliganj fire incident and expose the technical and administrative shortcomings behind it:

1. nectar elite (Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Tourism, Charity and Culture)

2. Praveen Kumar (Additional Director General of Police – ADG, Lucknow Zone)

The Chief Minister has given strict instructions to this Special Investigation Team to investigate every aspect of the incident, such as fire NOC, illegal construction of the building and disregard for safety standards. within 7 days Submit your report, so that other people who are negligent can also be punished legally.

Illegal construction and automatic gate became children’s ‘life’, all three accused arrested

After the accident, an FIR (Tahrir) has been lodged by the victim’s side and the administration at Aliganj police station in Lucknow, in which three people including Dhirendra Shukla and Virendra Shukla were named accused. Taking prompt action, the police sent all three accused behind bars late in the night.

The shocking revelations made in the initial investigation reveal the gross negligence of the builders:

• Constructing the reverse of the map: The multi-storey building in which the coaching center was running was constructed (illegally) completely contrary to the plan passed by Lucknow Development Authority (LDA).

• Emergency exit missing: There was no arrangement for emergency exit gate in the entire building.

• Automatic Gate Lock: As soon as the fire broke out, the main electronic gate of the building became automatically locked due to power failure or technical fault. Due to this, the innocent children studying inside did not find any way out and they got stuck inside.

Four officers were punished, suspended with immediate effect

After the fire incident, four officers have been suspended on the instructions of CM Yogi, in a strong attack on the corruption and negligence prevalent in government departments. The list of suspended officers is as follows:

Bulldozer can run on the building of the accused; Treatment of the injured continues

The Chief Minister’s Office is adopting a very strict stance regarding the accident. According to administrative sources, to demolish this entire illegal commercial building built against the map. bulldozer action Can also be done.

On the other hand, Vice Chancellor (VC) of King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Professor Sania Nityanand, said that the injured children who were rescued from the debris and smoke have been admitted to the Trauma Center of KGMU. A special team of doctors is engaged in their treatment and every possible effort is being made to save the lives of the injured.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak reached the spot.

As soon as the news of the accident was received, local MP and Defense Minister of the country Rajnath Singh reached Lucknow directly from Delhi and visited the incident site. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak and BJP State President Pankaj Chaudhary were also present with him. The Defense Minister visited the hospital to inquire about the well-being of the injured children and expressed his deep condolences to the bereaved families. Speaking to the media, Rajnath Singh assured that this is an extremely tragic incident and no culprit playing with the lives of children will be spared.