DNA Samples Collected to Identify Victims of Rajkot Gaming Zone Fire

GG News Bureau
Rajkot, 26th May. Authorities have collected DNA samples to identify the victims of the massive fire that erupted at a gaming zone in Rajkot, claiming 28 lives, including nine children. The gaming zone lacked a fire license, officials revealed.

“The bodies are charred beyond recognition, and we have completed the process of collecting DNA samples from the bodies and the relatives who have claimed them so that the identity of the deceased can be established,” stated Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) Vinayak Patel. The samples have been airlifted to Jamnagar for analysis.

Three individuals injured in the fire are reported to be in stable condition. The gaming zone’s owner and manager have been arrested in connection with the incident.

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel visited the site of the incident on Nana-Mava Road this morning, as well as the hospital where the injured are being treated. The cause of the fire remains undetermined. The state government has constituted a five-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the incident, with a report expected within 72 hours.

Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi arrived in Rajkot last night and held an early morning meeting with the SIT members, headed by Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Subhash Trivedi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has requested detailed information from the Chief Minister and has called for strong action against those responsible.

ADGP Trivedi assured that the investigation would begin immediately to identify those accountable. “We will go through all aspects of the incident and investigate them thoroughly. We will work with commitment and complete honesty and integrity to provide justice to the children who have lost their lives,” he said.

The SIT includes Commissioner of Technical Education BN Pani, Director of the Forensic Science Laboratory in Gandhinagar HP Sanghvi, Chief Fire Officer of Ahmedabad JN Khadia, and Superintending Engineer of the Roads and Buildings Department MB Desai.