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- A Delhi court has granted bail to Kesar Negi, the head chef arrested after the June 3 fire at the Flourish Inn bed and breakfast in Malviya Nagar that killed 22 people and injured dozens.
- The court held that a salaried chef performing routine kitchen duties cannot be treated as criminally negligent or responsible for the hotel's overall safety.
- It noted the prosecution failed to show Negi had any role in the building's structure, LPG system, fire safety, wiring, or licences, which it said fall within the owner's and management's domain.
- The court also pointed out that even the prosecution accepted the precise cause of the fire has not been scientifically established.
What to watch next
- Findings of expert reports on the fire's precise cause, which are still pending
- Proceedings against the hotel owner and management, whom the court said bear responsibility for structural and fire safety matters
- Outcome of cases against the co-accused accountant and owner arrested after the fire
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Named India · Flourish Inn · Hauz Rani · Malviya Nagar · New Delhi · Deepak Prakash · Delhi Court · Kesar Negi · Rupesh Kumar · Samar Vishal
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