Families angry over not being allowed to see bodies of victims

Friends and families of the three deceased students were angry as they were not allowed to see their bodies at the RML Hospital.

At the RML mortuary, it was an agonising wait for the family members of Shreya Yadav of Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni from Telangana, and Navin Dalwin from Ernakulam in Kerala. The friends of the victims also reached the hospital and expressed anger at the events that unfolded on Saturday.

Dharmender Yadav, uncle of Shreya Yadav, said he learnt about the incident through news channels. “I tried to call her but her phone was switched off. Even the coaching centre’s number was not reachable. I left from Ghaziabad and reached the place where she stayed but her room was locked.

“I went to the coaching centre where I met the DCP and he asked me to go to RML Hospital. At the hospital, I was not allowed to see her body. However, they confirmed receiving her body,” he said.

Shreya had completed her BSc in agriculture and had joined the coaching centre in May. Her parents, relatives and friends were at the hospital since 10 am. Her parents and friends left with her body at 1.43 pm.