"Civic bodies, labour dept being investigated in Mehran Town factory fire case, court told" 12 September 2021

Police have launched investigations against certain departments of the provincial government and civic agencies and summoned their officials concerned along with relevant record in the Mehran Town factory fire probe.

The fire had engulfed the industrial unit, BM Luggage, in Mehran Town on Aug 27 killing 16 workers.

Factory’s owner Hassan Meetha alias Ali Meetha, its building’s owner Faisal Tariq, three supervisors — Syed Imran Ali Zaidi, Zafar and Rehan and watchman Syed Zarin — have been booked for their alleged involvement in the death of the 16 workers.

Police had arrested Hassan Meetha, Faisal Tariq and Imran Ali Zaidi after District and Sessions Judge (East) Khalid Hussain Shahani had revoked their interim pre-arrest bail.

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Issuing letters under Sections 160 (police officer’s power to require attendance of witnesses) and 94 (summons to produce documents or other things) of the Criminal Procedure Code, the IO said he had summoned the officers/officials of these departments and agencies along with their respective reports with regard to action, if any, on their part against the owners of BM Luggage for running commercial activity in a structure officially approved for residential usage.