New Delhi, Jun 6 A Delhi court on Saturday sent to two days of police custody the cook of a south Delhi hotel where a fire killed 21 people three days ago.
Judicial Magistrate Bhanu Pratap Singh was hearing Delhi Police's petition to interrogate cook Keshav Negi for two days and allowed the plea.
Negi was arrested earlier in the day with investigators alleging that his negligence played a role in triggering Wednesday's blaze.
Several other individuals connected with the establishment have also been detained and are being questioned as part of the ongoing investigation into the fire at Flourish Stays Bed and Breakfast in Malviya Nagar's Hauz Rani area.
Hotel owner Lavkesh Bajaj was earlier arrested and booked under charges including culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
The building lacked a fire no-objection certificate, officials said.
