Long after the massive forest fire near Aarey Colony was doused, it remains a burning issue for residents such as celebrity astrologer Raj Kumar Sharma. Divine intervention may have stopped the flames barely 50 metres from his society in Goregaon, but the inferno gutted 20 hectares of green cover and killed several animals.

It doesn't take powers of divination to figure out why Raj Kumar Sharma reached out to Maneka Gandhi for help. Forest fires may not be in the portfolio of the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, but she has been a fierce activist for animal welfare and environment conservation.
"Though there was no loss of human life, several animals were charred to death in the fire. Only a detailed probe will help to zero in on whether the fire was an accident or a pre-planned act," the astrologer told mid-day.