The Delhi hotel owner, Lavkesh Bajaj, confessed to fleeing in fear during the fire that claimed 21 lives and admitted he never secured a mandatory Fire Safety NOC.
The fire killed 21 people
Jun 04, 2026
10:39 am
What's the storyLavkesh Bajaj, the owner of the Flourish Stay bed-and-breakfast in Delhi's Malviya Nagar, has been arrested after a devastating fire at his hotel killed 21 people.
During police interrogation, he admitted that he was passing by the hotel when the fire erupted.
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