Overview
- Baruipur court granted six days’ police custody for Wow! Momo manager Raja Chakraborty and deputy manager Manoranjan Sheet, after the earlier arrest of decorator-owner Gangadhar Das.
- Authorities have recovered 21 sets of human remains and received 27 missing-person complaints, with DNA profiling underway to confirm identities and establish the final toll.
- Investigators’ initial findings indicate the fire began inside the Pushpanjali Decorators facility before spreading to the adjacent food unit.
- Officials have flagged safety and compliance failures, including the absence of fire licences and construction on encroached wetland areas, and Section 163 remains in force to secure the site.
- The NHRC took suo motu cognisance and the West Bengal governor visited the location, as BJP-led rallies pressed for higher-level accountability and both the state and PMO announced ex-gratia payments.