After three aspiring civil servants died in the flooded basement of Rau’s IAS Study Circle, a popular coaching centre at Old Rajendra Nagar, students came out in dissent against the “negligence” of the government.

On 27 July , three students died due to flooding and waterlogging in the basement owing to heavy rainfall.

Calling the situation “complete negligence” of the government, a protestor said: “MCD says it is a disaster but I would say that this is complete negligence. Knee-deep water gets logged in half an hour of rain. My landlord said that he had been asking the councillor for the last 10-12 days that the drain must be cleaned”. 

One male and two female UPSC aspirants died while a few others were trapped for several hours after water suddenly entered the basement of the coaching centre.

The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) reportedly received a call about waterlogging from the Rau’s IAS Study Centre at around 7 pm on July 27, after which five fire engines were dispatched to assist in rescue operations.

Teams from the National Disaster Response Force were also at the spot.

“The unfortunate incident took place at one coaching centre at Old Rajendra Nagar, at the conclusion of search and rescue operations, 3 dead bodies were recovered. Their families have been informed,” Delhi Police posted on X.

While rescue operations are still underway and water is being pumped out, the bodies have been sent to the hospital for further legal action.

“There is still about seven feet of water in the basement,” a top official said.

“We have registered a criminal case. Our forensic teams are here. The process of collecting forensic evidence is underway. We are committed to the fact that we should have a proper investigation. We are committed to registering a strong case and finding out the truth. Two people have been detained so far,” the official added.

Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Sunday slammed the AAP government and held it responsible for the tragic incident at a library of a coaching centre in Rajendra Nagar which claimed the lives of three Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) aspirants. 

Sachdeva accused the AAP government of negligence, terming the incident as a “murder”,and blamed widespread corruption for the “unsafe”conditions in the national capital.

He said, "Delhi Minister is yet to visit the site after so many hours of the tragedy. She has just assured investigation. What will you investigate? You should resign. You are all woven together in this whole corruption."

“Why regional MLAs are not getting the drains cleaned? People have been demanding to get the drains cleaned for the past so many days,”Sachdeva said.

“In only one hour of the rainfall, the entire basement was flooded,” he said.

Demanding action against those responsible, he said, “All the elements involved in this incident should be hanged.”

(This story was taken from a syndicated feed and was only edited for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital staff)

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