Mumbai: The Mumbai police, investigating last week's major fire at Mantralaya, claimed on Monday to have made substantial progress in the probe and recorded statements of 50 witnesses in this connection so far.
"We have made a substantial progress in the case and statements of 50 persons including the injured, the Mantralaya staff and private electricity maintenance people, were recorded," Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Himanshu Roy said.
The crime branch was also seeking electrical engineers' help to understand how the fire spread, another officer said.
The fire broke out exactly at 2.37 pm on the fateful day, police said adding that they did not come across any contradictory statements so far.
"We have made a substantial progress in the case and statements of 50 persons including the injured, the Mantralaya staff and private electricity maintenance people, were recorded," Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Himanshu Roy said.
The crime branch was also seeking electrical engineers' help to understand how the fire spread, another officer said.
The fire broke out exactly at 2.37 pm on the fateful day, police said adding that they did not come across any contradictory statements so far.
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