India, June 6 -- Two other accommodation facilities owned by Lovkesh Bajaj - the owner of Flourish Stay, the Hauz Rani bed-and-breakfast (B&B) where a fire claimed 21 lives - on the same street appear to have been operating in violation of the very rules that investigators have said were flouted at the gutted property.

Visits by HT and police probe have found that both establishments - Flourish Inn and Green Residency - were functioning as full-fledged hotels with 25 and 18 rooms respectively, despite being registered under Delhi government's B&B scheme, which permits a maximum of six guest rooms and requires the owner to reside on the premises.

Following the deadly blaze at Flourish Stay, both properties have now since sealed by author...