RAJKOT: Rajkot Municipal Corporation, which has been steadfastly maintaining that TRP Game Zone never applied for fire NOC, turned a blind eye despite receiving a copy of licence back in Nov 2023, which was granted to the gaming zone by cops for selling tickets and entry passes. RMC could have easily used its powers to check fire safety at the game zone.
It has been revealed that police commissioner’s office had issued licence to the applicant Yuvrajsinh Solanki, who had applied in the name of Race Way Enterprises under Section 33 of Gujarat Police Act, for selling tickets. Copies of this letter were sent to the RMC’s chief fire officer, inspector of Rajkot Taluka police station, traffic branch, joint commissioner of GST and the roads and buildings department.
It has been revealed that police commissioner’s office had issued licence to the applicant Yuvrajsinh Solanki, who had applied in the name of Race Way Enterprises under Section 33 of Gujarat Police Act, for selling tickets. Copies of this letter were sent to the RMC’s chief fire officer, inspector of Rajkot Taluka police station, traffic branch, joint commissioner of GST and the roads and buildings department.
An officer close to the investigation said, “We don’t know if the letter was ignored intentionally or as a routine.” In the letter, the gaming zone was shown as a temporary structure that was built on land earmarked for residential area. The fees for the entry and each game were fixed. Police commissioner allowed an entry fee of Rs 20 and between Rs 60 and Rs 250 for the games. There were 20 games inside the plaza, including go-karting, bungee jumping, rocket injector, snow park, zip line coaster, giant swing, soft play, mirror maze, archery, shooting, paintball, trampoline, arcade games, cricket, pool table and VR games.