Sabotage suspected, FIR filed in fire at Ggm civil court complex
Gurugram, May 26 -- An FIR was registered on Monday suspecting mischief or sabotage behind the fire that broke out at the Gurugram civil court complex a day earlier, resulting in partial collapse of the old court building and severe damage to a majority of court records, officials said.
Police said the FIR was registered at Shivaji Nagar police station on the complaint of chief judicial magistrate Rajat Verma under Section 326(g) of BNS, pertaining to mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy a house or property. A special investigation team to probe the fire's cause may be formed soon, officials said.
Justice Ashwini Kumar Mishra, inspecting judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, visited the court complex late Sunday evening and found the fire was still burning even six hours after it broke out.
"Judgements in some cases may take time due to damaged records. They will be reconstructed in a phased manner," Mishra said.
He also held a meeting with district and sessions judge Narender Sura, police commissioner Shibas Kaviraj, deputy commissioner Uttam Singh and other officials to review the damage and arrange temporary functioning of courts from the PWD guest house.
Sura said entry into the damaged building remained unsafe on Monday due to high temperatures inside the structure."Most of the records in the room were severely affected by the fire. However, assessment of status of pending cases in courts was pending due to prohibited entry," he added.
Sura said 21 courtrooms along with support staff would temporarily function from the PWD guest house....
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