Uttar Pradesh government has taken action against four state government officials in connection with the Lucknow fire incident, which claimed the lives of 15 students. State police has registered a case against six individuals and arrested four accused persons last night. 

Four officials from the Lucknow Development Authority, Fire Department, and Electricity Department have also been suspended following directives from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Aliganj Police has registered an FIR under relevant sections of the BNS and the Uttar Pradesh Fire Service Act against six named accused and other responsible persons. State government has ordered a high-level inquiry into the fire incident. A special investigation team (SIT) was formed to investigate the incident, and its members will submit their report within seven days.

The SIT includes Amrit Abhijat, Additional Chief Secretary, Charitable Works, Tourism and Culture Department, and Praveen Kumar, Additional Director General of Police, Lucknow Zone. At least 15 people, mostly students aged 16 to 25, died in the tragic fire yesterday afternoon. The fire broke out at an animation coaching center operating above a shop in the Puraniya area of Aliganj, triggering panic among students. Nine students were injured and have been admitted to at King George’s Medical University, Lucknow. Most of the deaths were caused by suffocation.

A joint team comprising the experts from Forensic Science Laboratory and the members of the Special Investigation Team inspected the spot in Lucknow, where a massive fire claimed the lives of 15 people yesterday.