India, June 4 -- The Delhi Police are looking for the manager of Flourish Stay, the bed-and-breakfast (B&B) in south Delhi's Hauz Rani near Malviya Nagar where a devastating fire on Wednesday morning claimed 21 people, including 12 foreign nationals. The B&B's owner, Lavkesh Bajaj, arrested late Wednesday, told investigators that he had delegated day-to-day operations of the establishment to the manager, Jai Mishra.

Mishra has been absconding since the fire at the B&B around 8.45am on Wednesday trapped nearly 50 people, mostly guests, in its basement and the five floors. At least 49 people were rescued.

Bajaj ran the B&B for seven to eight years without a no-objection certificate from the Delhi Fire Services, violating multiple rules an...