Rajkot Game Zone Fire: Court Remands 3 Accused to Police Custody for 2 Weeks

A court in Rajkot (Gujarat) has remanded three men arrested in connection with the tragic game zone fire that claimed 27 lives to 14-day police custody.

Special Public Prosecutor Tushar Gokani stated that the court of additional judicial magistrate BP Thakar remanded Yuvrajsinh Solanki, Nitin Jain, and Rahul Rathod in police custody for two weeks.

“The main ground for the 14-day remand was that the arrested accused persons are not cooperating with the investigation; they are giving evasive replies to whatever questions are asked and whatever documents are sought from them,” Gokani explained.

Accused’s Changing Demeanor

He added that accused Solanki attempted to express remorse before the court but soon changed demeanor.

“When he entered the court, he tried to project that he had remorse for the incident, and everyone felt that he was crying. After five minutes, he was laughing and arguing with the court,” Gokani stated.

Following a blaze at the TRP game zone that tragically claimed the lives of 27 individuals, including children, on May 25, an FIR was lodged against six partners. The charges included culpable homicide. As part of the investigation, three individuals were apprehended by the police, two of whom were named in the FIR. The third individual’s name surfaced during the ongoing inquiry.

Currently, Yuvrajsinh Solanki and Rahul Rathod, partners at Raceway Enterprise which operated the TRP game zone, along with Nitin Jain, the center’s manager, are under police custody.

Accused and Charges

The accused, comprising Dhaval Thakkar, proprietor of Dhaval Corporation, and partners of Raceway Enterprises Ashoksinh Jadeja, Kiritsinh Jadeja, Prakashchand Hiran, Yuvrajsinh Solanki, and Rahul Rathod, collaborated to manage the game zone where the tragic fire occurred.

They face charges under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 304 (culpable homicide), 308 (attempted culpable homicide), 337 (causing hurt by an act endangering life or personal safety of others), 338 (causing grievous hurt by an act endangering life or personal safety), and 114 (presence of a person during the commission of an offense).

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