Thiruvananthapuram: A fire broke out in the secretariat. The fire broke out in the North Sandwich block where the Public Administration Department is located. A few files and a computer were reportedly burned. Firefighters arrived and put out the fire. The fire broke out at 5 pm.Indications are that the fire broke out in the office of the Chief Protocol Officer. It is not clear what the burned files are. The preliminary conclusion is that the cause of the fire was a short circuit.
The leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a sit-in protest before the secretariat against the government. The Opposition called it as “a conspiracy to destroy evidence related to the gold smuggling case.Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala has alleged that the fire was part of a conspiracy to alter with evidence and has wanted a detailed enquiry into the incident.
BJP state president K Surendran was arrested from the spot following the protest. The protesting leaders of his party have demanded a forensic examination of the fire affected areas.The fire was brought under control but many files are reported to have been destroyed which has led to several Opposition leaders suspecting foul play.
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