Kamala Mills fire: Mumbai Police lodges second FIR, pub owner booked

The FIR is based on BMC`s complaint about several violations by Kamla Mills Owners and others.

MUMBAI: The second FIR has been registered by Mumbai Police in connection with the Kamala Mills fire that killed 14 people in Mumbai. The FIR is based on BMC's complaint about several violations including Maharashtra Regional Town Planning (MRTP) violation by Kamla Mills Owners and others.

Kamala Mills owner Ramesh Gowani and owner of Mojo Bistro Yug Pathak have also been booked. Zee Media was first to break info about violation by MoJo owners.

The BMC had lodged a complaint against MoJo pub and 1 Above restaurant at the NM Joshi Marg police station on Saturday. 

Earlier in the day, the BMC also launched an anti-encroachment drive against the illegal structures in Lower Parel`s Raghuvanshi Mill compound as well as at Kamala Mills. The BMC ward officers and workers reached the spot with cranes to continue the demolition drive.

The Mumbai Police has issued a lookout notice against all the accused in the case. The massive fire had broken out from a rooftop restaurant and later spread to the entire area, on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday took a stock of the situation and ordered a BMC commissioner to conduct an inquiry. Five BMC officials were suspended and the Mumbai Police booked the owner of the pub for negligence, besides other charges.