Case filed in retd IAS Dhanendra Kumar’s death in suspected AC blast fire at Hauz Khas residence

“We have registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita’s sections 106 (causing death by negligence) and 287 (negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter). Nobody has been named as a suspect or accused in the first information report (FIR). Probe is focusing on the exact cause of the AC blast and the fire,” said deputy commissioner of police (south) Anant Mittal.

Police said the incident occurred around 11 pm on Wednesday at a house in Hauz Khas Enclave, and at 11.18 pm, the Hauz Khas police station received the fire alert.

A police team and two fire tenders were rushed to the site, and the blaze was brought under control with the help of neighbours, the DCP said.