The Delhi Police has arrested Rakesh Goel, the owner of hotel Arpit Palace in Karol Bagh, in connection with the fire that broke out last Tuesday and left 17 people dead. Goel was arrested by Delhi Police’s Crime Branch and will be produced in court today, DCP Rajesh Deo said. DCP Deo said that Goel was arrested after information was received that he was travelling from Qatar by Indigo flight 6E 1702. Also Read | Delhi hotel that caught fire was booked by wedding party, child among deadRakesh Goel was booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a forgery case in 2008. Last Tuesday, a massive fire had broken out in the wee hours of Hotel Arpit Palace and had left 17 people dead.

Source: Hindustan Times February 17, 2019 04:09 UTC