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This is flooding of the basement of a coaching centre in the heart of Delhi.
Can you see this ? pic.twitter.com/e1sic1LBXv
— Kashmiri Hindu (@BattaKashmiri) July 28, 2024
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) concluded a seven-hour-long rescue operation, during which the bodies of the three aspirants were recovered. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) M Harsha Vardhan confirmed, "NDRF's search operation has ended, and three bodies have been recovered", news agency PTI reported. The operation involved local police and fire department personnel.
Another video showed NDRF personnel taking out the bodies of the deceased.
Three IAS aspirants' bodies were found in the flooded basement of Rau's IAS Coaching Centre in Delhi. The victims included two girls and one boy.
Were there any precautions taken by the coaching center to ensure the safety of their students?
What measures are being… pic.twitter.com/6EFxF68xUV
— यमराज (@autopsy_surgeon) July 28, 2024
Students Protests In Delhi After Coaching Centre Deaths
Shortly after the incident, protests erupted outside the coaching centre as students raised slogans against the authorities, blaming negligence for the tragedy.
VIDEO | Students hold protest over death two 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. pic.twitter.com/JYQ1lHO9VS
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 27, 2024
Today, students gathered at Karol Bagh Metro Station to protest against the deaths.
#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/ODUcNLxMOQ
— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2024
Preliminary investigations reveal that the basement, housing a library, was quickly submerged, trapping several individuals, news agency PTI reported. CCTV footage is being reviewed to understand the sequence of events leading to the disaster.
The Delhi Fire Department (DFS) received a call about waterlogging at Rau's IAS Study Circle around 7 pm on Saturday. "A total of five fire tenders were rushed to the site, but the basement was already full of water when they arrived," a DFS official reported, as quoted by PTI.
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Revenue Minister Atishi directed Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar to initiate an inquiry and submit a report within 24 hours. "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.
Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva and New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj visited the site and criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) administration. "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 stated. Swaraj added, "For the past week, locals were urging AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak to get the drain here cleaned. However, Durgesh Pathak didn't listen to them. Arvind Kejriwal, Durgesh Pathak and the AAP government are entirely responsible for this incident."
Earlier this week, another tragedy struck central Delhi when a 26-year-old civil services aspirant was electrocuted after touching an iron gate following heavy rain in Patel Nagar.
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