Co-owner and accused confirmed dead in Rajkot gaming zone fire, police arrest 1 more accused

Prakashchand Hiran alias Prakash Jain, one of the six TRP Game Zone partners, was facing charges of culpable homicide (not amounting to murder) over the Rajkot fire. He was reported missing by his family.

After six more DNA samples matched with those missing after the Rajkot TRP gaming zone fire, investigators confirmed on Thursday its co-owner Prakashchand Hiran alias Prakash Jain was among those killed on May 25.Hiran, who was also among the six TRP Game Zone partners facing charges of culpable homicide (not amounting to murder) over the fire, was reported missing by his family on Tuesday.

Forensic investigators on Wednesday confirmed the identities of 25 of the 27 DNA samples and remains they collected from the fire site. In all 28 people are suspected to have been killed in the fire, with the 28th victim being listed as “human remains” in the First Information Report (FIR) filed in connection with the accident.Apart from Hiran, the police confirmed Khyatiben Ratilal Savaliya, Haritaben Ratilal Savaliya, Tisha Ashokbhai Modasiya, Kalpesh Pravinbhai Bagda, Mitesh Babubhai Jadav, all from Rajkot, are among those dead.

Prabhav Joshi, District Collector, Rajkot, told The Indian Express on Tuesday DNA sample of Hiran’s mother was taken after his brother came from Vadodara to report that he was missing.Another arrest in Rajkot fire case

The Rajkot police arrested Kiritsinh Jadeja, one of the owners of the party plot on which the gaming zone was set up on Nana Mava Road. Of the six accused named in the FIR, the police have so far arrested four.

Ashoksinh and Kiritsinh Jadeja are owners of the party plot on which the gaming zone had been set up and partners in Raceway Enterprise apart from Yuvrajsinh Solanki and Rahul Rathod who were arrested earlier. Dhaval Thakkar, who was arrested on Tuesday, is the proprietor of Dhaval Corporation.Written by Gopal B Kateshiy

Rajkot fireA special investigation team has been set up to look into the fire and submit a preliminary report by Tuesday. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)

After six more DNA samples matched with those missing after the Rajkot TRP gaming zone fire, investigators confirmed on Thursday its co-owner Prakashchand Hiran alias Prakash Jain was among those killed on May 25.

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Hiran, who was also among the six TRP Game Zone partners facing charges of culpable homicide (not amounting to murder) over the fire, was reported missing by his family on Tuesday.

Forensic investigators on Wednesday confirmed the identities of 25 of the 27 DNA samples and remains they collected from the fire site. In all 28 people are suspected to have been killed in the fire, with the 28th victim being listed as “human remains” in the First Information Report (FIR) filed in connection with the accident.

Apart from Hiran, the police confirmed Khyatiben Ratilal Savaliya, Haritaben Ratilal Savaliya, Tisha Ashokbhai Modasiya, Kalpesh Pravinbhai Bagda, Mitesh Babubhai Jadav, all from Rajkot, are among those dead.

Prabhav Joshi, District Collector, Rajkot, told The Indian Express on Tuesday DNA sample of Hiran’s mother was taken after his brother came from Vadodara to report that he was missing.

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Another arrest in Rajkot fire case

The Rajkot police arrested Kiritsinh Jadeja, one of the owners of the party plot on which the gaming zone was set up on Nana Mava Road. Of the six accused named in the FIR, the police have so far arrested four.

Ashoksinh and Kiritsinh Jadeja are owners of the party plot on which the gaming zone had been set up and partners in Raceway Enterprise apart from Yuvrajsinh Solanki and Rahul Rathod who were arrested earlier. Dhaval Thakkar, who was arrested on Tuesday, is the proprietor of Dhaval Corporation.

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The gaming zone had been set up on JPS Party Lawns and two other adjacent party plots on the posh Nana Mava Road of Rajkot. The indoor gaming facilities had been developed in a tin shed supported by steel frames.

According to police, the shed had ground floor and first floor but the structure was as tall as a three-storey building, 50 metres wide and 60 metres long.