NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Sunday sent the two accused, the owner Abhishek Gupta and the coordinator Deshpal Singh, to 14-day judicial custody after the deaths of three UPSC aspirants due to drowning in the flooded basement following heavy rain in Delhi, said police officials.
The owner and co-ordinator of the coaching centre were apprehended and booked under charges of culpable homicide.
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 deceased were identified as Shreya Yadav (25) of UP, Tanya Soni (25) from Telangana and Nevin Delvin (24) from Kerala.
According to officials, the coaching institute had been granted permission to utilise the basement as a storeroom; however, it was being used as a library, which was in breach of the regulations.
The Mayor of Delhi, Shelly Oberoi, instructed the MCD commissioner to take stringent measures against institutes that are utilizing basements for commercial purposes, which is a violation of building byelaws.
Delhi police registered an FIR and formed multiple teams to probe the Rajinder Nagar coaching centre flooding incident where civil service aspirants lost their lives.
“Multiple teams have been formed to probe the entire incident. We have asked the Delhi Fire Services to provide us with a report about the building and the basement which was being used as a library but mentioned as ‘store room’,” a senior police officer said.
The basement, situated eight feet below ground level, was occupied by more than 18 students on Saturday evening when heavy rains caused flooding. The basement gate was closed, but the high pressure of the rainwater damaged it, allowing water to rush in. The police are reviewing CCTV footage to determine the sequence of events.
The FIR, based on the statement of SI Dharmender Kumar Sharma, revealed that the owner of the centere who was present during the incident, was unable to provide the necessary documents for running a library in the basement. The owner also acknowledged the absence of a drainage system in the basement.
“After receiving a PCR call about flooding in the basement, Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Birender was rushed to the spot,” the FIR stated.
Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena on Sunday directed the divisional commissioner to submit a detailed report on the deaths of the three UPSC aspirants in the basement of a coaching centre in Old Rajinder Nagar due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall.
(With inputs from agencies)
The owner and co-ordinator of the coaching centre were apprehended and booked under charges of culpable homicide.
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 deceased were identified as Shreya Yadav (25) of UP, Tanya Soni (25) from Telangana and Nevin Delvin (24) from Kerala.
According to officials, the coaching institute had been granted permission to utilise the basement as a storeroom; however, it was being used as a library, which was in breach of the regulations.
The Mayor of Delhi, Shelly Oberoi, instructed the MCD commissioner to take stringent measures against institutes that are utilizing basements for commercial purposes, which is a violation of building byelaws.
Delhi police registered an FIR and formed multiple teams to probe the Rajinder Nagar coaching centre flooding incident where civil service aspirants lost their lives.
“Multiple teams have been formed to probe the entire incident. We have asked the Delhi Fire Services to provide us with a report about the building and the basement which was being used as a library but mentioned as ‘store room’,” a senior police officer said.
The basement, situated eight feet below ground level, was occupied by more than 18 students on Saturday evening when heavy rains caused flooding. The basement gate was closed, but the high pressure of the rainwater damaged it, allowing water to rush in. The police are reviewing CCTV footage to determine the sequence of events.
The FIR, based on the statement of SI Dharmender Kumar Sharma, revealed that the owner of the centere who was present during the incident, was unable to provide the necessary documents for running a library in the basement. The owner also acknowledged the absence of a drainage system in the basement.
“After receiving a PCR call about flooding in the basement, Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Birender was rushed to the spot,” the FIR stated.
Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena on Sunday directed the divisional commissioner to submit a detailed report on the deaths of the three UPSC aspirants in the basement of a coaching centre in Old Rajinder Nagar due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall.
(With inputs from agencies)