LUCKNOW, July 1 -- A fresh FIR has been filed in connection with the June 22 fire at an illegal commercial building in Aliganj that claimed 15 lives, with the Electrical Safety Directorate alleging that the building owner submitted a forged electrical safety no-objection certificate (NOC) to obtain an electricity connection, police said.

The FIR was lodged late Monday evening at Aliganj police station by the assistant director of the Electrical Safety Directorate against the building owner, Virendra Prasad Shukla. Police said the matter is under investigation.

According to the complaint, the alleged forgery came to light during an internal verification of the electrical safety NOC following the blaze at the commercial building in Sector...