Manoj Ranjan Nayak, the chairman of Sikshya O Anusandhan Charitable Trust that runs the Sum Hospital where 21 people died in a fire , was on Thursday arrested after he surrendered before police in Bhubaneshwar. With the arrest of Nayak, the number of those held in connection with the fire tragedy now stands at five. Sources said Nayak surrendered at the Khandagiri Police Station at about 3.30 am. Two days ago, the police had arrested four senior officials including the medical superintendent of Sum Hospital Pushparaj Samantasinghar. A case was registered against the authorities of Sum Hospital which has been accused of overlooking a 2013 advisory of state government to improve its firefighting mechanism.

Source: Hindustan Times October 20, 2016 02:30 UTC