LUCKNOW, April 28 -- Raising a question over the fire at the Uttar Pradesh Directorate of Secondary Education building in Prayagraj on Sunday, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav claimed that thousands of files were burnt to ashes in the incident.

"After reading some news items, I have come to know that around 5,000 files were burnt in the fire incident at directorate of education office in Prayagraj. There might be corruption and embezzlement behind this incident, hence, proper investigation into the matter is needed," he alleged while addressing a press conference at SP headquarters in Lucknow.

Several hundred files related to aided schools were reduced to ashes in a massive fire that broke out in two important sections of the U...