Momo employees were arrested on Friday in connection with the warehouse fire in Kolkata on Monday that killed a number of people with the real death toll still unclear. The Narendrapur police detained the fast-food chain warehouse’s manager Raja Chakraborty and deputy manager Manoranjan Sheet for alleged negligence. ADVERTISEMENTThe cops had earlier arrested Gangadhar Das, the owner of the warehouse adjacent to the Wow! It soon spread to the adjacent one, engulfing most of the stuff stored inside as well as the employees stuck inside. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has started demolition of the mangled iron structures still standing at the site of the fire.

Source: The Telegraph January 30, 2026 11:52 UTC