No cash found at Justice Varma's home: Fire department
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New Delhi: After a report, a report about the recovery of cash at Delhi High Court, Justice Yashwant Varma's residence during a fire and a video showing burning cash appeared, the Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday ‘unanimously’ decided to recommend a transfer of the judge. Now, in a fresh development, Delhi Fire Services Chief Atul Garg said that firefighters found no cash during their operation to douse flames at the residence of Varma, PTI reported.
The control room received a call about a blaze at Varma's Lutyens Delhi residence at 11.35 pm on March 14, and two fire tenders were immediately rushed to the spot, Mr Garg told PTI.
Fire tenders reached the spot at 11.43 pm. Mr Garg said the fire was in a store room stocked with stationery and domestic articles and took 15 minutes to control the flames. There were no casualties.
"Soon after dousing the flames, we informed police about the fire incident. Thereafter, a team of fire department personnel left the spot. Our firefighters did not find any cash during their firefighting operation," the DFS chief said.
On Friday, the Supreme Court collegium commenced an initial inquiry against Varma, from whose official residence a large stash of cash was allegedly discovered during the fire incident. It also reportedly called for his transfer to the Allahabad High Court.