Dist Admin finds accused in Attibele fire incident had submitted forged documents

NT Correspondent | NT

Bengaluru: The Bengaluru district administration found that the prime accused in the Attibele fire tragedy was running the shop with a fabricated licence.

Following an investigation, the Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru Urban, KA Dayananda, filed a complaint with the Attibele police regarding the latest findings.

The police have registered another case against Ramaswamy V Reddy, owner of Balaji Traders, charging him under various sections of Explosives Act, and for cheating and forgery for further investigation.

The Deputy Commissioner in his complaint, stated that the district administration had initiated a probe and sought the copies of the licence from the accused.

The accused had submitted the copies of the licence which revealed that the police and the Fire and Emergency Services had issued No Objection Certificates.

However, the licence that he submitted post the accident was found to be forged. However, it is so far not ascertained as to why Reddy, who does hold a licence in his name, submitted an allegedly forged document to the department.

As many as 17 people died and many others suffered burns when the godown caught fire on October 7. Considering the magnitude of the case, the government handed it over to the CID for a detailed probe.