Kamala Mills fire: 1 Above managers sent to custody till Jan 22, no relief for owner of Mojo’s Bistro

Even though most of the casualties were of the diners at 1Above, police have tightened the noose around Mojo’s Bistro after the Mumbai fire department’s report stated that the fire at the Kamala Mills compound originated at the bar. Another owner of Mojo’s Bistro, Yug Pathak, the son of retired IPS officer and former Pune Commissioner K K Pathak, was arrested on January 8 and has been sent to police custody till Friday. Pathak has also been arrested for culpable homicide.

Among the four cases filed by the police, three were for violating the Town Planning Act under which both 1 Above and Mojo’s Bistro have been booked. “The reason why we have booked the owners of Mojo’s Bistro is that they were aware of the illegal structures and that the restro-bar have flouted fire norms like having two emergency exits. The owners were aware that 1 Above had erected a wooden frame and blocked its fire exit and the other emergency exit was not there. The restro-bar showed the building stairway as its second exit, which is in contradiction to the rule,” said a senior official.