UPSC Aspirants Death News LIVE Updates: Coaching centre owner taken into custody, students protest against MCD

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Delhi Coaching Centre Tragedy LIVE Updates: As many as three civil services aspirants died after the basement of a coaching centre in Delhi's Old Rajendra Nagar area was flooded after heavy rainfall hit the national capital, said officials on Saturday. The Delhi Fire Department received a call from Rau's IAS Study Circle at around 7 pm on Saturday about the flooded and waterlogged basement.

"The caller told us that there was a possibility that some people were trapped. We are investigating how the entire basement was flooded.

It appeared that the basement got flooded very fast due to which some people were trapped inside," DCP (Central Delhi) M Harshavardhan told media persons.Students held a protest over their fellow aspirants' deaths, raising slogans against authorities. Delhi Revenue Minister Atishi directed Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar to initiate an inquiry and submit a report within 24 hours on the incident.Catch all the LIVE updates on UPSC Aspirants Death News here, On Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar Coaching Centre Incident, Mayor Shelly Oberoi says, "...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