He was the owner of hotel 'Naya Kashmir Hotel' which is right across the Clock Tower (ghantaghar) in Lal Chowk, Srinagar.
Chaman Lal | Nana Chowk | Lal Pratap Singh | Lal Bahadur Shastri | The ''Lal Bagh | Siege of Lal Masjid | Manohar Lal Sharma | Mani Lal Bhaumik | Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration | Chandni Chowk to China | Brij Lal | Bansi Lal | Utsav Lal | Sirjang Lal Tandon | Shree Lal Joshi | Priya Lal | Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar | Peera Garhi Chowk | Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi | Madan Lal Dhingra | Lal Shahbaz Qalandar | Lal Qila | Lal Mani Joshi | Lal Jose | K. S. Lal | Krishan Lal Balmiki | K Lal | Jagat Lal Master | Gobind Behari Lal | Ganesh Lal Shrestha |
As the fire continued to spread through Lal Chowk, a number of locals attempted to escape the flames by fleeing across the Jhelum River in 'shikara' boats.