Kamla Mills fire: Two pub owners arrested

Press Trust of India  |  Mumbai 

Jigar Sanghvi and Kripesh Sanghvi, '1 Above' pub co-owners wanted in connection with the December 29 fire that claimed 14 lives, were arrested today, police said. The Sanghvi brothers, who were on the run since the incident, were arrested from the Andheri area here, additional commissioner of police S told The police had yesterday arrested Vishal Kariya, a hotelier, for allegedly giving shelter to the Sanghvi brothers and Abhijeet Mankar -- owners of the '1 Above' pub. The trio have been booked for culpable homicide not amounting to and other offences under the Indian Penal Code.

Police had also announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information about their whereabouts. Mankar was still absconding. On December 29, fire had swept through the '1 Above' and adjacent Mojo's Bistro resto pub in compound in central Mumbai, resulting in the death of 14 people.

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First Published: Thu, January 11 2018. 00:25 IST