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UPSC aspirants death news Highlights: Coaching's owner, coordinator sent to 14-day judicial custody
UPSC aspirants death news Highlights: The Delhi Police said that the facility's owner and coordinator have been arrested.
UPSC aspirants death news Highlights: Three civil services aspirants -- two females and a male – died after the basement of a coaching centre in Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar flooded after heavy rainfall. The incident occurred at Rau’s IAS Study Circle at Bada Bazar Marg. The coaching centre was running a library in its basement....Read More
The deceased have been identified as Shreya Yadav of Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni from Telangana, and Navin Dalwin from Ernakulam in Kerala. All three were aged between 25 and 30.
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UPSC aspirants held a night-long protest, demanding immediate action from the authorities following the incident at the coaching institute.
On Sunday, the Delhi Police said that the facility's owner and coordinator have been arrested for allegedly violating regulations by using the basement as a library.
According to Delhi Fire Service chief Atul Garg, the building had been granted a no-objection certificate (NOC) on the condition that the basement would be used solely as a storeroom. "The management of the coaching institute was using the same room as a classroom or library, which is a violation of the NOC," Garg said.
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Delhi revenue minister Atishi has ordered an inquiry into the incident even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have accused the Aam Aadmi Party government of negligence for not addressing drainage issues in the capital.
UPSC aspirants death news LIVE: Delhi mayor orders action against coaching centres
UPSC aspirants death news LIVE: Delhi mayor Shelly Oberoi has directed the MCD commissioner to take strict action against coaching centres operating in basements across the national capital that violate building bye-laws and are not up to code. She said an immediate inquiry will be launched to identify if any MCD officers are responsible for the tragedy. If any officials are found guilty, the strongest possible action will be taken against them, she added.
UPSC aspirants death news LIVE: I will keep all the demands of students in Parliament, says MP Swati Maliwal
AAP MP Swati Maliwal expressed strong criticism over the incident at the Old Rajinder Nagar coaching centre, where three students lost their lives. She said that students are "very sad and angry," and added that more than 12 hours have passed without any response from Delhi government ministers, the MCD mayor, or officials. Maliwal called the incident "a murder" rather than a disaster and demanded that an FIR be registered against the responsible government officials.
Maliwal also added that there is need for compensation, suggesting that each of the deceased students' families should receive ₹1 crore. She urged the ministers and mayor to visit the site and apologise. She said that students had previously informed a counselor about drainage issues in the area 12 days prior. Maliwal pledged to raise the issue in Parliament and hold the responsible parties accountable.
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UPSC aspirants death news LIVE: Students to hold candle march protest
UPSC aspirants death news LIVE: UPSC aspirants will hold a candle march at 10 am near the Karol bagh incident site to honour the memory of the deceased.
UPSC aspirants death news LIVE: 3 bodies found
Three students who died after the basement of a coaching institute in Delhi flooded were from Kerala, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh. The bodies have been sent to RML mortuary.
