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- An accountant named Jay Mishra, arrested in connection with the Malviya Nagar hotel fire at Flourish Inn Bed and Breakfast, has moved a Delhi court seeking a court-monitored and fair investigation.
- He alleges the investigating officer is suppressing material facts to protect hotel owner Lovkesh Bajaj and is trying to falsely implicate him despite his having no financial interest in the business.
- Mishra claims he voluntarily surrendered on June 8 and stayed at the scene helping police and fire personnel evacuate guests and control the blaze.
- The court has asked the investigating officer to file a reply to the plea on August 3.
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- The investigating officer's reply to the plea due on August 3
- Whether the court orders a court-monitored investigation
- Whether CCTV footage from adjoining buildings, cited in the plea, is examined as evidence
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