Unit owner booked on neighbour's complaint

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FIRE AT PKL FACTORY

Panchkula: A day after a massive fire broke out at a thinner and chemical factory in Industrial Area, Phase II, the police on Thursday booked its owner, Ashwani Jindal, on the complaint of his neighbour.

Tarundeep Singh, a resident of TDI City, Sector 117, Mohali, who works as a manager at an office adjoining the factory, said in his complaint that Jindal’s negligence led to the fire

“The incident caused loss not just to Jindal, but to us as well. It is the third time that a fire broke out at the unit,” he added.

A case has been registered under sections 285 (negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter), 336 (whoever does any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others), 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees) of the IPC at Sector 20 police station, said sub-inspector Gulab Singh.