Odisha: SUM hospital owner surrenders 56 hours after hospital fire
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha police today arrested SUM Hospital's owner Manoj Nayak in connection to the fire tragedy earlier this week that killed 21 persons.
Nayak surrendered before the Khandagiri police early morning and was later arrested, said Director General of Police (DGP) K.B. Singh.
"He surrendered at about 3.30 a.m. He is being interrogated," said Police Commissioner Y.B. Khurania.
A lookout circular was issued against Nayak and his wife, Saswati Das on Wednesday. Both are trustees of Siksha 'O' Anusandhan Charitable Trust, which runs the hospital.
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