“Owner of coaching centre should be booked for culpable homicide”: Deceased’s relative

New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): After the unfortunate deaths of three civil aspirants at a coaching centre in Rajender Nagar, the uncle of one of the deceased demanded that the owner of the coaching institute be booked for culpable homicide.

Expressing grief over the mishap, Dharmendra Yadav, uncle of one of the deceased, Shreya Yadav, also claimed somberly that he was not informed about the death of his niece by the coaching institute or the administration.

He said that he learned about Shreya’s death from the news and wasn’t even permitted to view her body at the mortuary.

Speaking to ANI, Dharmendra Yadav said, “I received no information officially, either from the coaching institute or administration. I saw the news and approached them, I went to the mortuary and asked them to show me the face for identification but they denied it, saying it was a police case. They showed me a paper where her (Shreya Yadav) name was written.”

“When the news of students being deceased started coming up, … I called the coaching institute, they said we couldn’t tell the name but two causalities had happened,” he said.

Adding further, he said, “Those who have given birth, only know the value of life and it shouldn’t be lost due to mismanagement. I demand that a case of culpable homicide should be lodged against the owner of the coaching institute.”

Meanwhile, Delhi Police has arrested the owner and coordinator of the IAS coaching centre, where three students lost their lives after the basement of the institute was filled with water, a senior police officer said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Central, M Harshavardhan also said that the police have registered a case against the coaching institute, the management of the building, and those responsible for the maintenance of the drain at that location.

“Case registered under sections 105, 106 (1), 115 (2), 290 and 35 of BNS. This case is against the coaching institute and the management of the building and those who were responsible for the maintenance of the drain of that place so far we have detained the owner and coordinator of that coaching centre. Further investigation underway” DCP Harshavardhan told ANI.

The police identified the victims of Delhi’s Old Rajender Nagar coaching centre incident as Shreya Yadav, a native of Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni from Telangana; and Nivin Dalwin, a resident of Kerala’s Ernakulam.

Earlier in the day, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Sachin Sharma assured protesting students that the police would conduct a thorough investigation and take necessary action.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Sachin Sharma while addressing protesting students, said, “Three people have died. Why will we hide anything? We assure you that we will do whatever is legally possible. The investigation is on.

“The students were demonstrating against the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the management of the IAS coaching institute, demanding action over the deaths of three students.Meanwhile, former Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chief Swati Maliwal has alleged corruption in the operation of illegal basements in the city.

“Who will take responsibility for the deaths of three students due to drowning in the basement? Students reveal that they had been demanding drain cleaning repeatedly for ten days, but no action was taken. How can illegal basements operate without corruption? How can extra floors be added? How can encroachments on roads and drains occur without bribes? It is clear that there is no need to follow safety rules, just pay money, and the work gets done,” Maliwal said in a post on X.

“Just sit in AC rooms every day and conduct ‘Important Press Conferences’. They are not ready to work on the ground. Haven’t they learned anything from the deaths due to electric shocks in Patel Nagar a few days ago?” she added in the post.

Notably, the Old Rajender Nagar incident comes days after a UPSC aspirant was electrocuted on a waterlogged Delhi street.