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The Hindu
The Hindu
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Shreyas H.S.

Bengaluru police serve notice to BBMP chief engineer to cooperate with probe into fire accident

The Halasuru Gate police have served a notice to BBMP Chief Engineer (Road Infrastructure) B.S. Prahlad on Monday asking him to cooperate with the investigation into the fire accident that occurred at the civic body’s Quality Control Laboratory (QCL) on August 11. 

On August 12, the police held three BBMP staff and questioned them for about five hours before releasing them on station bail.

The staff have been identified as Ananda, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), Swamy, AEE, and Suresh Kumar, a D group worker. The complaint was filed by Mr. Prahlad, seeking a probe into the accident. The police have also recorded statements of victims who are being treated at a government hospital.

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