Three UPSC students preparing for the civil services examination died after the basement of a building housing the Rao IAS Coaching Center (Rau IAS Study Circle) was flooded following heavy rains in Old Rajendra Nagar area of Delhi on Saturday. The deceased include 1 boy and 2 girl students. The authorities have not yet revealed the identity of the deceased. Angry with this tragic incident, the students protested against the death of UPSC students and raised slogans against the officials. In this case, Delhi Revenue Minister Atishi has directed Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar to start an investigation into the incident and submit a report within 24 hours. Atishi posted on Instagram, “A magisterial inquiry has been ordered to find out how this incident happened. Whoever is responsible for this incident will not be spared.”
After the accident, DCP (Central Delhi) M Harshvardhan told reporters that it seems that the basement was flooded very fast, due to which some people were trapped inside. Let us tell you that a rescue operation was carried out for several hours by the NDRF, local police and fire department to rescue the people trapped in the basement. During this, the bodies of two girl students and a boy student were recovered from the spot.
At the same time, politics has also started on this accident. Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva and New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj visited the spot at night and held the AAP government responsible for the incident. They said that the local AAP MLA ignored the repeated appeals of the local people to clean the drains. Sachdeva said that the criminal negligence of the Delhi government is responsible for this accident. Water Board Minister Atishi and local MLA Durgesh Pathak should take responsibility and resign.
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: Virendra Sachdeva said- Rajendra Nagar incident is not a tragedy but a murder
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva, while speaking on the incident in Old Rajendra Nagar, said, “What happened there is not a tragedy but murder. How was the library running in the basement? What happened to the investigation that was set up earlier? These students are the future of the country… Delhi Minister does not have the courage to go to the spot. Delhi government is involved in this corruption. People were constantly demanding cleaning of the drain, what were you doing? The ‘AAP’ government has ruined the entire Delhi. What is the fault of the students, that they have come to study in Delhi? You should be ashamed.”
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates : Swati Maliwal reached the site of students’ protest
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal has reached the students’ protest site in Old Rajendra Nagar, Delhi. The students protested against her and said, ‘We will not let you do politics.’ During this, the angry protesting students also raised slogans of Swati Maliwa go back.
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: Mayor orders MCD to take action against coaching centers running in basements in Delhi
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: In the case of Delhi’s Old Rajendra Nagar Coaching Center Accident, Mayor Shelly Oberoi directed the MCD Commissioner to take immediate strict action against all such coaching centers across Delhi which come under the jurisdiction of MCD and are running commercial activities in basements, which violate building bylaws and are not in accordance with the norms. The Mayor has said that an immediate inquiry should be conducted to identify any MCD official responsible for this tragedy. If any official is found guilty, strict action should be taken against him.
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: The work of removing water from the basement of the building is almost complete
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: MCD supervisor Rishi Pal after the Old Rajendra Nagar accident in Delhi said, “The work of removing water from the basement of the building is almost complete. Only 3-4 inches of water is left. MCD has installed all the machines. The building including the basement is completely empty. Now no one else is trapped inside.”
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: All three deceased were from Kerala, Telangana and UP
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: On the Old Rajendra Nagar incident, Delhi Police said that the three students who died yesterday due to waterlogging in the basement of the coaching center were residents of Kerala, Telangana and UP. All the bodies have been sent to RML mortuary.
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates : Police officer said- we will do whatever is legally possible
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: On the incident of 3 students dying due to water logging in the basement of a coaching center in Old Rajendra Nagar, Delhi, Additional DCP Sachin Sharma told the protesting students, “Three people have died. Why would we hide anything? We assure you that we will do whatever is legally possible. Investigation is on.”
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: Coaching center building had received fire NOC
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: According to Delhi Fire Service Department, the coaching centre building was issued an NOC by the fire department. However, it is a matter of investigation whether they had changed anything in the basement as per the rules after getting the fire NOC or not.
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: Claim of 8-10 people died in Rajendra Nagar coaching center accident
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: A student protesting against the MCD on Saturday night after the basement of a coaching centre in Rajendra Nagar in Delhi was flooded and three students died, claimed that disaster management people have told him that 8-10 people have died. Speaking to ANI, the student said, “MCD says it is a disaster, but I would say it is complete negligence. Water fills up to the knees in half an hour of rain. Disaster happens sometimes. My landlord told that he was telling the councilor for the last 10-12 days that the drain should be cleaned… The first demand is that action should be taken against the culprits. The immediate demand is that the actual number of injured and deaths should be told… Disaster management people told me that 8-10 people have died.”
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: Swati Maliwal surrounded the Delhi government on the Rajendra Nagar accident
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal has cornered the Delhi government on ‘X’ on the Rajendra Nagar accident in Delhi. Swati wrote, ‘Who will take responsibility for the death of three students in the capital due to basement drowning? It is being told that the students were repeatedly demanding to clean the drain for ten days, but no action was taken. How can illegal basements run without corruption, how are extra floors laid, how is it possible that roads and drains are encroached without taking money. It is clear that there is no need to follow any safety rules, give money, the work is done. Just keep holding meetings and “important press conferences” in AC rooms every day. No one is ready to work on the ground. Didn’t you learn anything from the death due to electric shock in Patel Nagar a few days ago?”
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: Demand for action against those responsible for the accident
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: A UPSC aspirant preparing for civil services in Delhi said that our demand is that action should be taken against those responsible for this negligence. All these things are being conducted illegally openly in the basement here and there are no safety measures, so all these things should be stopped and action should be taken.
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates : Students protested against Delhi government
Delhi UPSC Students Death Live Updates: Students protested against the Delhi government on Sunday morning as well over the death of three students due to waterlogging in the basement of a coaching institute located in Old Rajendra Nagar, Delhi. The students sat on the road and raised slogans against the government.
