Five detained in shopping mall fire case
Firefighters stand as they extinguish burning vehicles during clashes between protesters and police, after the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer during a traffic stop, in Nanterre, Paris suburb, France, June 28, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
Police have detained five suspects in connection with the deadly fire that swept through RJ Shopping Mall in Gulistan-e-Jauhar earlier this week.
Eleven people were killed and five injured when the fire, blamed on a short circuit, gutted some floors of a six-storey commercial building in the early hours of Saturday. Police registered the FIR and started investigation.
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The police claimed on Thursday that they have detained five suspects in connection with the fire, including Imran Adnan, the owner of a software house, Sultan and Faizan from the plaza administration, and Abid Shah, the security in-charge, for questioning.
Sources privy to investigations said that investigators have gathered significant information while probing into the possible causes of the fire. It has been revealed that the 4th floor of the building housed a call centre and a software house.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 1st, 2023.