Mumbai: The Mumbai police has announced a reward of Rs1 lakh on Friday to those providing information on the whereabouts of the owners of 1 Above pub in the Kamala Mills compound, a police spokesperson said.
The pub owners, Kripesh Sanghvi, Jigar Sanghvi and Abhijeet Mankar, have been absconding ever since a fire claimed 14 lives and injured over 30 others on December 29. An offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder under sections 304, 337, 338, 34 of the Indian Penal Code was registered against the three at the NM Joshi Marg police station following the incident.
It’s been a week since the blaze but the trio are on the run and despite the cops issuing a lookout notice on Saturday, they have no clue on their location. Speaking on the steps taken to track them down, a senior police officer, said, “The probe is underway and appropriate action is being taken.”
