Delhi Coaching Centre Tragedy: MCD Seals Basements of 13 Civil Services Institutes

New Delhi: Three UPSC aspirants at the Rau's IAS Study Circle in Delhi's Rajendra Nagar lost their lives due to basement drowning.The incident has triggered massive protests across the national capital and a political fight as BJP terms the mishap ‘murder by AAP’. Delhi Tragedy: UPSC Aspirants Die after Drowning in Basement due to WaterloggingThree UPSC aspirants, Shriya, Navin and Taniya died in the basement of Rajendra Nagar's Rau's IAS Study Circle, due to waterlogging after rain in Delhi.According to the Delhi Fire Department (DFS), a call about waterlogging was received from the Rao IAS Study Centre at about 7 pm."A total of five fire tenders were rushed to the site. The basement was full of water," an official said.Students Stage Massive ProtestsOther UPSC aspirants have been staging massive protests outside the Rau's IAS Study Circle and have been demanding justice for those deceased.A candle march is also being oraganised or those ho have lost their lives.Stay tuned to Republic for all the latest updates…Students Sit and Protest in Old Rajinder Nagar Against Death of 3 Students | Watch#WATCH | Old Rajinder Nagar incident | Delhi: Students sit and protest in Old Rajinder Nagar against the death of 3 students after the basement of their coaching institute here was flooded with rainwater yesterday. pic.twitter.com/b1VTlROiqZ— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024 MCD Seals Basements of 13 Civil Services InstitutesBasement of 13 Civil Services Institutes have been sealed after the tragic incident in a coaching centre, yesterday, said MCD.NCW Summons AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak The National Commission for Women (NCW) has said that allegations of ignored appeals for drain cleaning are concerning and has requested MLA Pathak to appear in-person on August 2. The National Commission for Women has taken cognizance of the "Delhi Coaching Centre Flooded" incident, where 3 students, including 2 women, tragically lost their lives due to flooding in Old Rajinder Nagar, Delhi. Allegations of ignored appeals for drain cleaning are concerning.…— NCW (@NCWIndia) July 28, 2024 Compensation Will Be Provided By Government, Says MCD"We have identified 8 coaching centres which are in the basement and among them we have sealed three of them. Compensation will be provided by the government. Action will be taken in the incident. A survey is being done. A magisterial inquiry has been ordered by the government," said Tariq Thomas, Additional Commissioner MCD. MCD Seals 7 Properties In Karol Bagh For Violating Building Bylaws The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has sealed seven properties for such violations in the Karol Bagh Zone. Furthermore, the desilting work of phase 1 in the Karol Bagh Zone has been completed, said Civic body. Rao IAS Study Centre Flouted Norms, Says MCDRao’s was running in disregard to fire clearance conditions. It did not provide free access. It used storage as the place for coaching/ library. Had it followed the norms of approval, the tragedy would have been averted This coaching centre and other buildings along the road have unfortunately encroached and covered the storm drains by extending their buildings in the form of platforms and ramps, thereby making draining of water difficult and cleaning of drains impossible, MCD said. Both Accused Sent To 14 days Judicial Custody Delhi Police said that the arrested two persons, the owner and coordinator of the IAS coaching centre were sent to 14 days judicial custody. Rashtriya Pravasi Manch Files PIL In Delhi HC, Demands Independent InquiryThe petition demanded safety, security of the students and compensation to the victim's family. It also demanded an independent inquiry into the Rajendra Nagar incident under the chairmanship of a retired high court judge. The petition demanded that guidelines be made for the safety of students coming from other states. In its plea, they also demanded that instructions be given to give appropriate compensation in case of death of students coming from other states in any accidentDelhi Police Gives Account of the IncidentAccording to the police, the incident happened at 6:35 pm...Rainwater suddenly filled the basement of the coaching centre. As soon as the information of the incident. Delhi Police ASI Birendra immediately reached the spot. The fire department officials received a call at around 7:10 pm. According to the fire officer, water was immediately pumped out from the basement. In such a situation, the help of divers was needed. Therefore, NDRF was informed about this. The rescue operation was being carried out with a big torch. The student's body was taken out at around 10:40 pm. The second body was taken out at around 11:10 pm. The third body was found by the NDRF at around 1 am. Fully Committed To Supporting Ongoing Investigations: Rau's IAS Study Circle“Fully committed to supporting ongoing investigations into tragic incident,” said Rau's IAS Study Circle coaching centre on student deaths.Delhi Police takes Both Accused to Court Delhi police has arrested two persons, the owner and coordinator of the IAS coaching centre, where three students lost their lives after the basement of the institute was filled with water. Both were taken to court from Rajender Nagar Police Station.#WATCH | Old Rajinder Nagar incident | Delhi Police takes both the accused to Court from Rajender Nagar Police Station.Three students died in a coaching centre due to flooding in the basement, yesterday. pic.twitter.com/V12tsPjVLK— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024 Students Pay Tribute To 3 Aspirants Who Died at Old Rajinder Nagar Coaching Center Watch: Students paid tribute to those who died at Old Rajinder Nagar coaching center in Delhi pic.twitter.com/XPRlVn71O5— IANS (@ians_india) July 28, 2024 ABVP Members Protest Outside Residence of Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi | Watch#WATCH | ABVP members protest outside the residence of Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi, against the death of 3 students after the basement of a coaching institute in Old Rajinder Nagar was filled with water yesterday. pic.twitter.com/sagluJmg2C— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024 Students Gather at Old Rajinder Nagar To Protest Students gathered at Old Rajinder Nagar to protest against the death of 3 students after the basement of a coaching institute here was filled with water yesterday.#WATCH | Delhi: Students gathered at Old Rajinder Nagar to protest against the death of 3 students after the basement of a coaching institute here was filled with water yesterday. pic.twitter.com/9lQRVONbgT— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024 BJP MP Anurag Thakur Slams AAP Over Death of 3 Aspirants"What they (AAP government) have made Delhi today. They wanted to make Delhi a city of lakes, but 3 students died drowning in a basement (in Old Rajender Nagar). This is Arvind Kejriwal's model in the country's capital. This is the Aam Aadmi Party's model,” Anurag Thakur said. #WATCH | Old Rajender Nagar Incident | Chandigarh: BJP MP Anurag Thakur says, "What they (AAP government) have made Delhi today. They wanted to make Delhi a city of lakes, but 3 students died drowning in a basement (in Old Rajender Nagar). This is Arvind Kejriwal's model in the… pic.twitter.com/wOoYM0xid4— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024 Students Jammed Pusa Road, Used Mild Force To Disperse Them, says DCP Central“We don't want to register any case against them or do any harm to them because it might affect their career,” said DCP Central M Harshavardhan.#WATCH | Old Rajender Nagar Incident | DCP Central M Harshavardhan says, "Since yesterday evening, we have been working continuously in rescue. We understand the emotions of the students... We allowed them to protest and also assured them that I would take up their demands to the… pic.twitter.com/B6q9CloCB5— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024 Delhi Minister Atishi, AAP Mayor should resign, says Delhi BJP ChiefDelhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva said that the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government is only involved in corruption. He demanded compensation of Rs 1 crore should be given to the bereaved families by the Delhi government. #WATCH | Old Rajender Nagar Incident | Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva says, "...We (BJP) have been saying for the past two months that the drains in Delhi are not being cleaned. Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government is only doing corruption...AAP is finding excuses. It was… pic.twitter.com/lAevBdSdiE— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024 Police Detain Students Gathered At Karol Bagh Metro Station To ProtestPolice detain the students gathered at Karol Bagh Metro Station to protest against the death of 3 students after the basement of a coaching institute in Old Rajinder Nagar was filled with water yesterday.#WATCH | Heavy force deployed at Delhi's Karol Bagh Metro Station Police detained the students gathered to protest against the death of 3 students after the basement of a coaching institute in Old Rajinder Nagar was filled with water yesterday. pic.twitter.com/0uvQVIEiKH— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024 Students Gather At Karol Bagh Metro Station, Stage Protests#WATCH | Delhi: Students gathered at Karol Bagh Metro Station to protest against the death of 3 students after the basement of a coaching institute in Old Rajinder Nagar was filled with water yesterday. pic.twitter.com/jVIc6mhP00— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024 Shreya Yadav, One amongst 3 deceased students' Body Taken from RML Hospital 3 students lost their lives after the basement of a coaching institute was filled with water yesterday.#WATCH | Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar Coaching Centre Incident | Shreya Yadav, one amongst three deceased students' body taken from RML Hospital after post-mortem.3 students lost their lives after the basement of a coaching institute was filled with water yesterday. pic.twitter.com/EMk0BGZ6sM— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024 'Who Will Take Responsibility For The Death Of Three Students Due To Drowning In The Basement In The Capital?': Swati MaliwalIn her tweet, Swati Maliwal who has reached the site of the incident said, "It is being said that the students were demanding cleaning of the drain repeatedly for the last ten days, but no action was taken. How can illegal basements function without corruption, how can extra floors be added, how can roads and drains be encroached upon without taking money. It is clear that there is no need to follow any safety rules, just pay the money and the work is done. Just keep sitting in an ac room every day and holding "Important press conferences". No one is ready to work on the ground. Didn't you learn anything from the death due to electric shock in Patel Nagar a few days ago?"11 were rescued without need of any medical requirement.‘Delhi CM and AAP Leaders must be Booked for Criminal Negligence’: Amit Malviya“The unfortunate deaths in Rajinder Nagar could have been avoided, had AAP controlled mcd desilted the drains, which is a mandatory exercise before monsoons. This is a colossal governance failure. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leaders must be booked for criminal negligence.”Security Heightened at the site of incident in Delhi's Rajendra NagarVIDEO | Coaching Centre deaths: There is a heavy police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) deployment at the spot where three students lost their lives after flooding in the basement. pic.twitter.com/UiLpcq6MKD— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 28, 2024 Delhi's Old Rajendra Nagar coaching centre incident: According to Delhi Police, the owner and coordinator of the coaching centre has been arrested and identified as Abhishek Gupta and Deshpal Singh.Delhi's Old Rajendra Nagar coaching centre incident | The owner and coordinator of the coaching centre arrested: Delhi Police— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024 Rahul Gandhi Condoles Deaths of UPSC Aspirants; calls it ‘Collective Failure of System’दिल्ली की एक बिल्डिंग के बेसमेंट में पानी भर जाने के कारण प्रतियोगी छात्रों की मृत्यु बहुत ही दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण है। कुछ दिन पहले बारिश के दौरान बिजली का करंट लगने से एक छात्र की मृत्यु हुई थी।सभी शोकाकुल परिजनों को अपनी भावपूर्ण संवेदनाएं व्यक्त करता हूं।इन्फ्रास्ट्रक्चर का ये…— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 28, 2024 AAP Vows Strict Action Against Coaching Centres in BasementAAP Minister Gopal Rai in a statement regarding the Delhi IAS Coaching Centre Tragedy said, “Rajendra Nagar incident is unfortunate; we have given the case for investigation. We are going to take strict action against coaching centres in basements.”CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP V Sivadasan on Death of Kerala Resident Nivin Dalvin#WATCH | Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar Coaching Centre Incident, Nivin Dalwin, a resident of Kerala's Ernakulam lost his life in the incident.CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP V Sivadasan says, " We have visited the spot of incident and spoke to the family members of the victim. This… pic.twitter.com/t40wIonnw3— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024 Saurabh Shukla, Sub-District Magistrate, Ambedkar Nagar on Death of Shreya Yadav#WATCH | Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar Coaching Centre Incident, | Shreya Yadav who hails from UP's Ambedkar Nagar lost her life in the incident.Saurabh Shukla, Sub-District Magistrate, Ambedkar Nagar says, " We got the information that a student from Ambedkar Nagar, died from the… pic.twitter.com/sww4kwzHhh— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024 Former JNU student union president Ayushi Ghosh on Delhi Coaching Centre TragedyVIDEO | Delhi coaching centre deaths : “One person who has lost his life was from JNU. We along with his PhD supervisor are here (hospital) to identify him. Students come here from different places with dreams. It’s unfortunate that around three students have lost their lives,”… pic.twitter.com/7Id1BXgQRU— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 28, 2024 AAP leader Durgesh Pathak on Death of 3 UPSC AspirantsVIDEO | Delhi coaching centre deaths: “This is very unfortunate. I will talk about the whole of Delhi. After such incidents, we all should say that enough is enough. This building only has permission for storage and parking but they have built a coaching centre and a library… pic.twitter.com/MAT3Q21Uqq— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 28, 2024 Delhi Police deployed drones near the building.VIDEO | Delhi coaching centre deaths: Delhi Police deployed drones near the building.Three civil services aspirants died after the basement of a building housing a coaching centre was flooded following heavy rain in central Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar area.(Full video… pic.twitter.com/bLaDO4WtTI— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 28, 2024 ‘Loss of Life Should Not Happen due to Carelessness’: Member of Delhi Malayalee AssociationVIDEO | Delhi coaching centre deaths: "Among the students who died, there is one from Kerala. Friends of Nevin confirmed his body. We will be contacting the family. Kerala govt is involved into this. There are many places where libraries are there in basements. The MCD, police… pic.twitter.com/Yc7mkJSTWq— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 28, 2024 Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal met Families of the DeceasedVIDEO | Delhi coaching centre deaths: “I met with the families of two girl students who lost their lives. They are crying and only demanding strict actions against those who are involved in this. It’s shameful that no (AAP) Minister and (Delhi) Mayor have come here yet to meet… pic.twitter.com/Xs0ztYceOS— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 28, 2024 Congress leader Pawan Khera Calls it a ‘Man-made Disaster’VIDEO | Delhi coaching centre deaths: "Three young lives were lost because of water entering into the basement of a coaching centre. This can't be a natural disaster, this is a man-made disaster. The students had come from far-off places to study in Delhi. But what is the system… pic.twitter.com/yUy5gGkTf5— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 28, 2024 Delhi Fire Services Director Atul Garg on IAS Coaching Centre TragedyVIDEO | Delhi coaching centre deaths: “We received information about the incident yesterday at 7.12 pm. We sent five fire tenders to the spot. When we reached there, we saw that the basement was filled with water and the level of road and basement has become equal. Only when the… pic.twitter.com/I9Uf502yPw— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 28, 2024 Deceased Aspirant Shreya's Family Told Reasons of her DeathAfter an initial post-mortem, Shreya's family was told that she died because of dirty water entering her body and suffocation with all her organs failing.Complaint over Basement Filed on June 26In a latest update, a complaint regarding the basement was filed on June 26, a month before the accident but MCD remained unresponsive; there was no action on the reminder for the same, given five days before the tragic death of three UPSC aspirants.#BREAKING | Delhi IAS Coaching Centre Tragedy: Complaint over basement made on June 26; no action despite reminder given five days before accident...#UPSCaspirants #IASCoachingCentre #Delhi #RajendraNagar #MCD pic.twitter.com/F5vziHfNRL— Republic (@republic) July 28, 2024

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Delhi Coaching Centre Tragedy: MCD Seals Basements of 13 Civil Services Institutes

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