LIVE | Coaching centre deaths: Delhi police form multiple probe teams
The three students who died in the flooding of the coaching centre's basement were from Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala
Delhi Police on Sunday (July 28) arrested the owner and coordinator of the coaching centre at Old Rajendra Nagar where three students died due to flooding, following heavy rains. It has formed multiple probe teams to figure out how the entire incident unfolded.
They have been identified as Abhishek Gupta, the owner of the coaching centre and Deshpal Singh, its coordinator. The duo has been booked for culpable homicide among other charges, police said.
"We have registered an FIR at Rajinder Nagar Police Station under sections 105 (culpable homicide), 106(1) (death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide), 115(2) (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 290 (negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings) and 35 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and launched an investigation," Deputy Commissioner of Police M Harsha Vardhan said.
"Search and rescue operation ended. Total three bodies were recovered from the basement. All were identified and we have informed the family members about the incident," the officer said.
Shreya Yadav of Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni from Telangana and Navin Dalwin from Ernakulam in Kerala were identified to have died in the incident, police said.
The three civil services aspirants died on Saturday after the basement of a building, which was part of a coaching centre, was flooded following heavy rain in central Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar area.
Regarding how the basement got flooded so quickly that the students got no time to escape, a senior MCD official said street dwellers have encroached upon and covered the storm drains used to carry away the water accumulated during heavy rain. Reportedly, a drain burst on Saturday and led to the rapid flooding of the coaching centre's basement. It is not yet completely clear why the students did not get any time to climb out of the basement to safety.
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- 28 July 2024 8:05 AM GMT
Govt has asked for quick probe: Delhi minister Gopal Rai
It is very unfortunate the way the incident took place. For this, the government has given instructions to investigate it at a fast pace. Investigation is underway to find out the reason for this. MCD has also given instructions to take immediate action against the illegal coaching institutes running in the basement of a building: Delhi Minister Gopal Rai
- 28 July 2024 7:25 AM GMT
The detained coaching centre owner and coordinator have been identified as Abhishek Gupta and Deshpal Singh respectively.
- 28 July 2024 7:23 AM GMT
#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 - 28 July 2024 7:23 AM GMT
Who were the 3 students who drowned?
The three deceased students have been identified as Shreya Yadav from Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni from Telangana and Nivin Dalwin from Kerala.
- 28 July 2024 7:06 AM GMT
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इन्फ्रास्ट्रक्चर का ये… - 28 July 2024 6:34 AM GMT
Owner, coordinator of coaching centre booked under charges of culpable homicide
"We have registered an FIR at Rajinder Nagar Police Station under sections 105 (culpable homicide), 106(1) (death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide), 115(2) (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 290 (negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings) and 35 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and launched an investigation. So far we have detained two people -- owner and coordinator of the coaching centre," Deputy Commissioner of Police M Harsha Vardhan said.
- 28 July 2024 5:38 AM GMT
Basement of coaching centre building was meant for parking, storage: Delhi Mayor
It is sad that 3 children have died. I have written to the MCD Commissioner that strict action should be taken against all such coaching centres across Delhi which are under the jurisdiction of MCD and are running commercial activities in the basement which are violating the building bylaws and are not as per the norms. The completion certification of this building in Rajinder Nagar was given in 2021 and it is clearly written that the basement will be used only for parking and storage... We should not play the blame game and take action against those responsible... The way it is raining in Delhi, the record of 88 years has been broken and there is a problem of waterlogging but MCD, PWD, Delhi Jal Board are working 24 hours to give relief to the people of Delhi: Mayor Shelly Oberoi
