Overview
- Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said the state will create the country’s first comprehensive framework for ride safety, with mandatory daily inspections, SOPs, operator training and specialized insurance.
- The amusement park area at the Surajkund fair remains sealed pending an expert committee report led by ADC Satbir Singh Mann after field surveys and technical analysis began.
- Police arrested Mohammad Shakir, proprietor of Himachal Fun Care, and his associate Nitesh under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
- Inspector Jagdish Prasad died during rescue efforts and 12 people were injured, with four patients in critical care at Supreme and B. K. hospitals.
- Compensation includes Rs 1 lakh for the seriously injured with free treatment, and Rs 1 crore plus a government job and martyr status for the officer’s family, as traders protest the closure of 72 shops and the rest of the fair continues to February 15.