Students protest over death of civil services aspirants after the basement of a building housing a coaching centre was flooded following heavy rainfall, in Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar area. (Image: PTI)
Delhi police have detained two people related to the incident of death.s of three UPSC aspirats in the flooded basement of coaching center
Three students died after the basement of their IAS coaching centre was flooded due to heavy rain in central Delhi’s Old Rajender Nagar area. The police registered an FIR in the incident, which took place late on Saturday, and arrested the owner and the coordinator of the training academy.
Disaster rescue teams retrieved the bodies of two females and one male from the site after seven hours while students staged a protest outside against the authorities. Police are yet to reveal the names of the victims.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) ended its search of the basement, which according to a preliminary probe, houses a library. The incident took place late on Saturday, but the police Deputy commissioner of police (central) M Harsha Vardhan said: “NDRF’s search operation has ended and three bodies have been recovered. NDRF’s rescue operation went on for around seven hours.”
Here are the latest updates:
Delhi Police Files Criminal Case
The Delhi Police have filed a criminal case in the matter and have detained two people. The police said that they are committed to uncovering the truth behind the death of the UPSC aspirants.
Speaking to ANI, Deputy Commissioner of Police Central, M Harshavardhan said, “We have registered a criminal case. Our forensic teams are here. The process of collecting forensic evidence is underway. We are committed to the fact that we should have a proper investigation. We are committed to registering a strong case and finding out the truth. Two people have been detained so far.”
Deceased Aspirants Belong From UP, Kerala And Telangana
The Delhi Police said that the students who lost their lives were residents of Kerala, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh. All bodies have been sent to the RML mortuary, said the police.
Delhi Coaching Center Misphap
According to the Delhi Fire Department (DFS), a call about waterlogging was received from Rau’s IAS Study Circle at around 7 pm on Saturday about the basement of the coaching institute being flooded.
“The caller told us that there was a possibility that some people were trapped. We are investigating how the entire basement was flooded. It appeared that the basement got flooded very fast due to which some people were trapped inside,” DCP (Central Delhi) M Harshavardhan told PTI.
A fire department official said that a total of five tenders were rushed to the site. The basement was full of water when they arrived.
The bodies of two female students and a male student were retrieved from the site during the rescue operation by the NDRF, local police and fire department, the official said.
The rescue operation was continuing past midnight.
Water is being pumped out from the basement, where the water level is still 7 feet, DCP Harshavardhan told reporters. Students held a protest over the deaths of the civil services aspirants, raising slogans against authorities.
Delhi Minister Atishi Orders Magisterial Inquiry
Revenue Minister Atishi directed Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar to initiate an inquiry and submit a report within 24 hours on the incident.
“A magisterial inquiry has been ordered to investigate how this incident happened. Whoever is responsible for this incident will not be spared,” Atishi posted on X.
New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj Visits Site
Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva and New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj visited the site and blamed the AAP administration for the incident, saying the local MLA had ignored repeated appeals by locals to get the drains cleaned.
“Delhi Government’s criminal negligence is responsible for this mishap. Jal Board Minister Atishi and local MLA Durgesh Pathak should take responsibility and resign,” Sachdeva said.
Preliminary investigation suggests that the basement housed a library where several students were present. Water suddenly started flooding the basement. Ropes were used to evacuate the trapped students, the officials said.
The furniture in the coaching centre started floating when it was flooded and this created obstruction in the rescue operation, a police officer said.
Earlier this week, a 26-year-old civil services aspirant was electrocuted after he touched an iron gate that had electricity running through it following heavy rain in central Delhi’s Patel Nagar area BJP leader Manjinder Sirsa claimed that 18 people were still trapped but there was no official confirmation.
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