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Circle officer Priya Singh said that around 30 shops were affected, of which eight to 10 were completely gutted while the others suffered partial damage.
We have also got a trail of CCTV footage of the accused and will arrest him soon,” she said. Sadar MLA Ravi Sharma visited the site and assured the shopkeepers that efforts would be made to secure compensation from the govt. Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Pradeep Jain also met the district magistrate along with party workers and submitted a memorandum seeking rehabilitation and relief for the affected vendors. “We have filed an FIR against an unknown person for igniting the fire. The Sipri bazaar Sabzi Mandi has been a point of contention in recent months. The local administration had recently tried to shift the mandi following a proposal to develop a market complex at the site. However, the move was put on hold after strong protests by the vendors.