Delhi Police have identified nine of the 12 foreign nationals who died in the Malviya Nagar hotel fire that killed 21 people. The owner has been arrested as investigators probe safety lapses, while DNA profiling and repatriation procedures are underway.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish over the loss of lives in the fire incident, and announced ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased