Magisterial probe ordered into Attibele firecracker blast
The Hindu
Karnataka govt orders magisterial inquiry into Attibele firecracker tragedy resulting in death of 16. Bengaluru Division Regional Commissioner Amalan Aditya Biswas to conduct inquiry, inspect area to verify if shopkeeper had licence, submit report in 3 months.
The Karnataka government has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the Attibele firecracker tragedy on October 7, which resulted in the death of 16 persons, mostly in their late teens and twenties.
According to a notification issued on Tuesday (Oct 17), Bengaluru Division Regional Commissioner Amalan Aditya Biswas will conduct the inquiry that will look into the reasons for the incident. He has been given three months’ time to complete the inquiry and submit the report.
He has also been asked to inspect the area to verify if the shopkeeper had obtained a licence for the firecracker godown and if there were any lapses in providing a licence.
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