New Delhi, June 4 -- The Delhi Police is conducting search operations across various parts of the national capital to apprehend the manager of the Malviya Nagar hotel, where 21 people lost their lives after a fire broke out on Wednesday.

The development comes after the arrest of the hotel's owner, Lovkesh Bajaj. Delhi Police have registered an FIR against him at the Malviya Nagar Police Station under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Sections 105, 326(g), 324(5), 125(a), 125(b), and 287.

Section 105 of the BNS pertains to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, while Section 326(g) deals with causing damage to property or places through fire or explosive substances. Section 324(5) relates to mischief...