Delhi hotel fire: Court denies bail to cook Keshav Negi

NEW DELHI: (Jun 8) A Delhi court on Monday dismissed the bail application moved by a cook accused in connection with the Malviya Nagar hotel fire that claimed 22 lives last week.

Judicial Magistrate Bhanu Pratap was hearing a bail application filed by cook, Keshav Negi soon after he was sent to 14 days of judicial custody and dismissed the plea.

Deepak Prakash, counsel for Negi, submitted before the court that his client was charged under serious charges while he was the one who tried to douse the fire.