Kolkata, May 2 -- Amid the ongoing investigation into the devastating hotel fire on Madan Mohan Burman Street that left 14 people dead, Kolkata Police on Friday made a third arrest.
The accused, identified as Khurshid Alam, was allegedly responsible for the renovation work underway at the hotel when the blaze broke out.
The arrest follows the detention of hotel owner Akash Chawla and manager Gaurav Kapur on Thursday, who were produced before a Kolkata court and remanded in police custody until May 8.
According to police sources, the fire erupted in a section of the hotel building where renovation and structural expansion activities were ongoing.
Alam was taken into custody on charges related to the negligence that potentially contribute...