Overview
- A June 22 fire at an animation and coaching centre in Aliganj trapped people and killed 15 occupants, according to multiple official reports.
- The LDA began demolition on July 25 after owners failed to remove unauthorised portions within a 15‑day order and said it will recover the costs from the owners.
- Officials found the plot was sanctioned for residential use but had been converted to commercial activity with extra floors and setback violations that breached the approved plan.
- Police have registered culpable-homicide and related cases, arrested the building owners and tenants, and a SIT reported that a locked terrace door and a single narrow staircase helped trap victims.
- The site was brought down by heavy earth‑moving equipment under tight police deployment while families press for answers and authorities face scrutiny over past lapses and earlier 2016 action that was not completed.