India, June 12 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Thursday terminated the services of a health official who inspected the Hauz Rani bed-and-breakfast (B&B) just one day before a fire claimed 23 lives, alleging that he carried out a "superficial" inspection, "wilfully ignored" discrepancies and recommended a licence based on a "false and misleading" report.

In a parallel move, the civic body also transferred the deputy health officer (DHO) of South Zone and attached him to MCD headquarters on administrative grounds.

The MCD office order dated June 11, which HT has accessed, stated that assistant public health inspector Prince Mann was engaged in the role and assigned duties in the area.

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