Owner Rakesh Goel Arrested

The gutted Arpit Palace Hotel in Delhi's Karol Bagh area appears to have been built on a slew of violations, with one of them being to not leaving any free space as per municipal by-laws and using 100 per cent of the land for building the hotel.

The owner of the Karol Bagh hotel, Rakesh Goel was arrested Saturday night by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police. He was absconding since the devastating fire at Hotel Arpit killed 17 people on February 12.

The gutted Arpit Palace Hotel in Delhi's Karol Bagh area appears to have been built on a slew of violations, with one of them being to not leaving any free space as per municipal by-laws and using 100 per cent of the land for building the hotel.

The owner of the Karol Bagh hotel, Rakesh Goel was arrested Saturday night by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police. He was absconding since the devastating fire at Hotel Arpit killed 17 people on February 12.