Delhi News Live Updates: NHRC seeks report on Mundka fire in two weeks

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken a suo motu cognisance of the Mundka fire tragedy in the national capital that claimed 27 lives and several injured. NHRC has issued notice to the chief secretary, Delhi government, to submit a report to the commission within two weeks, including action taken against the accountable authorities or officials. NHRC has also asked for a report on the status of the disbursement of the relief granted by the government.

A 32-year-old woman and her boyfriend have been arrested for allegedly killing her husband, police have said.The accused, Swarnali Ghosh, worked as a medical service provider with different hospitals. During her stint at a south Delhi hospital, she fell in love with a colleague, Mohan Pal (35). She started meeting him after work. At times, she claimed to have night shifts and spent time at Pal's house.

Delhi Fire Service, which has just one fireman each for 7,000 Delhiites and gets 30,000 calls on an average a year, faces an uphill task this summer. The nature of emergencies has changed, with more calls from factories & godowns than incidents of grass/garbage fires.

The owner of a building in Mundka where a massive fire left 27 people dead on Friday was arrested by Delhi Police on Sunday from Ghevra More, close to the Haryana-Delhi border. The accused was identified as Manish Lakra, a property dealer who lived on the top floor of the building with his mother, wife and their two children.

It rained fire over Delhi on Sunday. As the severe heat spell over the region worsened, the mercury at two weather stations crossed 49 degrees Celsius – registering what’s likely the highest ever temperatures recorded at any India Meteorological Department station in the city. Mungeshpur in northwest Delhi reported a scorching 49. 2 degrees Celsius, nine notches above normal, while Najafgarh logged 49. 1 degrees C.