tnnLucknow: Police have filed a nearly 500-page chargesheet against four accused in connection with the June 22 fire at a commercial complex in Aliganj fire that claimed 15 lives. The investigation was completed in 87 days.The chargesheet was submitted before a CJM court against building owner Virendra Prasad Shukla, Ramkrishna Upadhyay, studio operator Suresh Kumar Sahu and Tushank Krishna Jaiswal on Saturday.The chargesheet has been filed under the charges of Sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 125 (penalises rash act endangering human life) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with Sections 6 and 10 of the Uttar Pradesh Fire Service Act.One accused, Surendra, remains absconding. Police have announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information leading to his arrest.The fire broke out in a building in Sector D of Aliganj on the afternoon of June 22. The incident triggered serious questions over fire-safety arrangements in the building and lapses in regulatory oversight.An FIR was registered at Aliganj police station against the accused. UP govt formed a Special Investigation Team led by additional chief secretary, Amrit Abhijat, and ADG Lucknow zone, Praveen Kumar, to probe and examine the circumstances surrounding the fire and fix responsibility for the lapses.The SIT submitted its findings to the state government after examining the circumstances of the incident. The Lucknow Development Authority demolished the four-storey building in Aliganj on July 25. On July 19, a Lucknow court ordered police to investigate role of officials of LMC, LDA, fire and emergency services and any other public authority if evidence points to negligence or failure in discharging their statutory duties.Following which the police has also incorporated the lapses done by those from the departments concerned.According to police probe, the building lacked adequate fire-safety arrangements and safety norms were ignored.SHO, Aliganj, Dhruv Kumar said efforts were continuing to arrest the absconding accused Surendra.The incident prompted scrutiny of building approvals, fire-safety compliance and enforcement mechanisms in the city.
