Mysuru, June 18 -- Following the major fire accident at a restobar in Dattagalli on June 15, five Excise Department personnel, including a Deputy Superintendent of Excise (Dy. SP) were suspended yesterday on charges of dereliction of duty.
Those suspended are Dy.SP H.K. Ramesh, Mysuru Zone-3 Excise Inspector Ashish, Excise Sub-Inspectors Ranganath and Dileep Kumar and Excise Constable Rajesh.
The suspension order came in the wake of the visit of Urban Development Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah to the city on Tuesday. The order was issued by the State Excise Commissioner, Bengaluru and took immediate effect.
The Maara Restobar had been operating a dining area for customers on the rooftop of the building's second floor. The roof was c...