Protest was held at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar regarding cook Keshav Singh Negi arrested in Malviya Nagar fire incident. Uttarakhand organization Uttarakhand Lok Manch has raised slogans against Delhi Police, terming Keshav Negi’s arrest wrong and demanding a fair investigation from the police.
people say that Keshav Negi The police is using him as a scapegoat. Keshav Negi is a poor man that is why he is being implicated. The protesting people say that if Delhi Police does not release them, they will also take out a big rally in Delhi on behalf of Uttarakhand Hotel Association.
The protesters have alleged that Keshav Negi has been wrongly implicated in the case and are demanding a fair investigation and appropriate legal relief. In this protest, supporters are demanding accountability and justice in this matter.
Questions raised on the arrest of cook Keshav Singh Negi
Serious questions have been raised on the investigation of Delhi Police into the fire incident at Flourish Stay Hotel in Malviya Nagar, Delhi.
#WATCH | Delhi: People, under the aegis of Uttarakhand Lok Manch, took out a protest march at Jantar Mantar today, demanding justice for Kesar Singh Negi, an accused in the recent Malviya Nagar fire tragedy. They are also demanding an impartial investigation into the matter. pic.twitter.com/v7bTW8uJ5g
— ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2026
Civil society groups, social activists and common people have alleged that 65-year-old hotel cook Keshav Singh Negi is being made a “scapegoat” to save influential hotel owners, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) officials and police personnel.
A total of 23 people died in the incident that took place on June 3, including eight members of the Agarwal family and 15 foreign nationals from Nigeria, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Congo, Liberia and Iraq. More than 30 people have been seriously injured.
Police made five serious allegations against Keshav
Police allege that hotel cook Keshav fled from there after closing the door and switching off the power switch when the fire broke out. Five serious criminal charges have been imposed on him and he has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days. This move has been criticized a lot.
Critics say that the main responsibility for fire safety lapses and violation of rules lies with the hotel management and owners, and not with any low-level employee working there.
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