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Crime
Two Shapoorji Pallonji officials booked over Mulund labour camp fire
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 13 Oct 2026, 09:02 AM
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Mumbai police have filed charges against two senior officers of Shapoorji Pallonji after a fire broke out at a labour camp in Mulund, killing several workers.
Mumbai police on Tuesday registered criminal charges against two senior officials of the construction giant Shapoorji Pallonji following a devastating fire at a labour camp in Mulund. The blaze, which erupted in the early hours of Monday, engulfed temporary shelters that housed migrant workers employed on a nearby construction project. Preliminary investigations suggest that safety lapses and inadequate fire‑prevention measures contributed to the rapid spread of the flames.
According to the police statement, the two officers—identified as a site manager and a safety supervisor—were arrested on suspicion of negligence and violation of labour safety regulations. They have been booked under sections of the Indian Penal Code that pertain to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and causing death by negligence.
The incident claimed the lives of at least eight workers and injured several others, prompting a swift response from the Maharashtra State Labour Department. The department has ordered a comprehensive audit of all temporary worker accommodations linked to Shapoorji Pallonji projects across the city. The construction firm issued a brief statement expressing condolences to the victims' families and pledging full cooperation with the investigation.
According to the police statement, the two officers—identified as a site manager and a safety supervisor—were arrested on suspicion of negligence and violation of labour safety regulations. They have been booked under sections of the Indian Penal Code that pertain to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and causing death by negligence.
The incident claimed the lives of at least eight workers and injured several others, prompting a swift response from the Maharashtra State Labour Department. The department has ordered a comprehensive audit of all temporary worker accommodations linked to Shapoorji Pallonji projects across the city. The construction firm issued a brief statement expressing condolences to the victims' families and pledging full cooperation with the investigation.