Factory collapse: Co-owner arrested

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

Police have arrested the co-owner of a factory, which collapsed under the impact of a blast in west Delhi's Sudarshan Park on Thursday, officials said.

Seven people were killed when a portion of the factory manufacturing ceiling fans collapsed following an explosion its furnace Thursday evening.

Sumit Gupta, a partner in the factory, was arrested on Friday evening, police said.

The other owner, Ankit Gupta, who had also sustained injuries in the incident has been undergoing treatment.

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First Published: Sat, January 05 2019. 13:50 IST