New Delhi, June 8 -- A Delhi court (Saket court complex) on Monday rejected the bail plea of one of the accused, Keshav Negi, the cook of the Malviya Nagar hotel Flourish Stay, where a fire broke out and killed at least 22 people.

Negi was arrested by the Delhi Police on Sunday and was produced before the Saket Court on Monday.

Judge Bhanu Pratap Singh sent Negi to 14 days of judicial custody, as sought by the Delhi Police.

Negi was brought before the Malviya Nagar court (Saket court complex) along with the key accused and owner of the hotel, Lavkesh Bajaj. Bajaj had been in police custody for the last four days and was produced before the court after the expiry of his remand.

Bajaj has been sent to two days of further police custody,...