India, June 9 -- Jay Mishra, who is a main suspect in the South Delhi hotel fire that killed 22 people, turned himself in to a court on Monday, according to a police official.

Police said Mishra, who is a close associate and accountant of hotel owner Lavkesh Bajaj, also faces an FIR filed in 2024 under section 223 (Causes danger to human life, health, or safety) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The FIR was filed because the hotel lacked a security system.

Since the fire at Flourish Stays Bed and Breakfast in Malviya Nagar's Hauz Rani area on June 4, investigators had been looking for Mishra. Police teams carried out raids in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to find him.

Police sources say Mishra has known Bajaj for almost ten years. He has acted...