<p class="title">Fire, from Page 1</p>.<p class="bodytext">All five died of asphyxiation, the police suspect. The post mortem was conducted at Victoria Hospital and the reports are awaited.<br />Criminal negligence<br />Kalasipalyam police have registered a case of criminal negligence and culpable homicide not amounting to murder.<br />"We have booked the bar owner and licence holder. We are checking if the bar was sublet and will fix culpability," said city police commissioner T Suneel Kumar.<br />He has ordered an inquiry and expects a report within four days.<br />The building is 70 years old, and the Class 9 excise licence holder has been identified as V R Dayashankar, whom the police learnt was a paralytic.<br />The bar was run by his brother Prakash and Somashekar, who holds stakes in the business.<br />Rs 5 lakh each<br />Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy and Bengaluru development minister K J George visited Victoria Hospital and announced Rs 5 lakh as compensation for the families of each of the victims.</p>.<p class="bodytext">4 booked, 2 held<br />The Kalasipalayam police arrested two persons, V R Prakash (60), elder brother of the licence holder V R Dayanshankar and Somashekar (59), a resident of Magadi Road and manager of Kailash bar on Monday.<br />The police have slapped charges of criminal negligence for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under IPC section 304 on four suspects, including the licence holder and the building owner.<br />"A team each from the FSL, Electrical Inspectorate and Fire Services inspected the spot and will submit their reports," said DCP West Division M N Anucheth.</p>.<p class="bodytext">box<br />What caused the fire?<br />Among the devices inside were a fridge, digital video recorder connected to CCTV cameras, and a UPS with batteries.<br />The police suspect the fire was caused by a short circuit.<br />The Electrical Inspectorate and experts from the Forensic Science Laboratory will investigate the cause of the fire, police said.</p>
<p class="title">Fire, from Page 1</p>.<p class="bodytext">All five died of asphyxiation, the police suspect. The post mortem was conducted at Victoria Hospital and the reports are awaited.<br />Criminal negligence<br />Kalasipalyam police have registered a case of criminal negligence and culpable homicide not amounting to murder.<br />"We have booked the bar owner and licence holder. We are checking if the bar was sublet and will fix culpability," said city police commissioner T Suneel Kumar.<br />He has ordered an inquiry and expects a report within four days.<br />The building is 70 years old, and the Class 9 excise licence holder has been identified as V R Dayashankar, whom the police learnt was a paralytic.<br />The bar was run by his brother Prakash and Somashekar, who holds stakes in the business.<br />Rs 5 lakh each<br />Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy and Bengaluru development minister K J George visited Victoria Hospital and announced Rs 5 lakh as compensation for the families of each of the victims.</p>.<p class="bodytext">4 booked, 2 held<br />The Kalasipalayam police arrested two persons, V R Prakash (60), elder brother of the licence holder V R Dayanshankar and Somashekar (59), a resident of Magadi Road and manager of Kailash bar on Monday.<br />The police have slapped charges of criminal negligence for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under IPC section 304 on four suspects, including the licence holder and the building owner.<br />"A team each from the FSL, Electrical Inspectorate and Fire Services inspected the spot and will submit their reports," said DCP West Division M N Anucheth.</p>.<p class="bodytext">box<br />What caused the fire?<br />Among the devices inside were a fridge, digital video recorder connected to CCTV cameras, and a UPS with batteries.<br />The police suspect the fire was caused by a short circuit.<br />The Electrical Inspectorate and experts from the Forensic Science Laboratory will investigate the cause of the fire, police said.</p>
