Raigad factory fire: Victims' bodies handed over to kin after DNA test

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Raigad factory fire: The bodies of 11 persons killed recently in a fire at a pharma factory located in Maharashtra's Raigad district have been handed over to their families, a police official said, reported the PTI on Saturday.

According to the news agency, the company has declared a payout of Rs 30 lakh for each of the victims' kin, the official said.

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Since the bodies were badly charred, DNA tests were conducted to ascertain the identity of the victims, the police official said. The bodies were handed over to the victims' kin on Friday and were taken to their respective native places for final rites, according to the PTI.

The pharma company has announced financial assistance of Rs 30 for each of the victims' kin, the official said, adding that the first such payout was made on Friday, as per the PTI.

As many as eleven persons lost their lives and seven suffered injuries after a fire erupted at the company's plant at Mahad MIDC, 170 km from Mumbai, on November 3.

The preliminary probe suggested that it was triggered by an electric short circuit, an official had said.

A senior official of the pharmaceutical company has been booked for alleged culpable homicide following the death of 11 persons in their factory, the police said on Friday.

While the senior employee who was responsible for the plant's maintenance has been arrested, two others have also been named in the case, an official had said.

Based on a complaint lodged by one of the injured labourers, a first information report was registered under sections 304 (culpable homicide but not amounting to murder), 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, the official said.

Meanwhile, in the aftermath of the devastating fire, a senior official has been booked for alleged culpable homicide, following the tragic death of 11 persons. The arrest of the senior official, who was responsible for the plant's maintenance, was made three days ago, and two others have also been named in connection with the case.

The fire, which erupted at the company's plant at Mahad MIDC, located 170 km from Mumbai, on November 3, resulted in the loss of 11 lives, with seven others sustaining injuries. Acting on a complaint filed by one of the injured laborers, the police registered a First Information Report (FIR).

(with PTI inputs)