On Sunday evening, ten students of a private coaching institute fainted due to a suspected gas leak from the drain. The students reported breathing issues and were coughing when admitted to the hospital.
The Delhi High Court had transferred the probe into the deaths in the basement of the coaching centre building in Old Rajinder Nagar from police to the CBI "to ensure the public has no doubt over the investigation".
Delhi coaching centre deaths: The case, being probed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), was transferred from the Delhi Police to CBI by the high court.
The closure orders were issued during a meeting of the district coaching institute registration committee, chaired by the DM on Friday.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has taken strict action by sealing the basements of ten coaching centres and libraries in Shahdara (South Zone), Karol Bagh, and Najafgarh Zones. These actions were taken due to violations of building bylaws.
Delhi coaching centre horror: Delhi High Court directed the Central Vigilance Commission to nominate a senior officer to oversee the CBI probe into the deaths of the Civil Services aspirants.
Delhi rains: According to IMD, Delhi's average maximum temperature in July was 35.8°C, slightly above the long-period average. However, high humidity levels--over 50% on most days in July- led to a Heat Index or 'real feel' of 45.8°C, making it feel significantly warmer.
"My husband has not done anything wrong. I would like to refer to my husband as a victim and not an accused," said Shima, the wife of Manuj Kathuria, who has been arrested in connection with the drowning of three IAS aspirants in the flooded basement of a coaching centre.
Police registered an FIR under the BNS 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) and 290 (negligent conduct with respect to pulling down).
In a review meeting at the state secretariat on Monday, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav directed officials to inspect coaching institutes being run in basements of buildings and ensure safety measures are in place.
Delhi coaching centre deaths: Three students died in the basement of Rau's IAS Study Circle due to waterlogging. The civil services aspirants died as they were trapped inside the library running in the basement of the coaching institute, which was flooded due to rain.
Shreya Yadav of Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni from Telangana, and Navin Dalwin from Ernakulam in Kerala died after the basement of a building housing the coaching institute was flooded following heavy rain on Saturday (July 27) evening.
Delhi UPSC aspirants death: Three civil services aspirants—two women and one man—died after heavy rains on Saturday evening caused flooding in a library located in the basement of Rau's IAS Centre.
Shreya Yadav of Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni from Telangana, and Navin Dalwin from Ernakulam in Kerala died after the basement of a building housing the coaching institute was flooded following heavy rain on Saturday (July 27) evening.
Preliminary investigation suggests that the basement housed a library where several students were present. Water suddenly started flooding the basement. Ropes were used to evacuate the trapped students.
Coaching centres in the country have been asked to follow a new set of guidelines in order to regulate them amid rising cases of student suicides, fire incidents, and lack of facilities in institutes.
The Ministry of Education has released guidelines for the regulation of coaching center to keep a record of private coaching centers in the country. The objective of these guidelines is to provide support to the students in preparation for any study programme, or competitive examinations.
Found in 2007, the Kota-based institute Motion Education has 30 centres across the country, out of which 15 were opened this year. The institute is also planning to attract 1.5 to 2 lakh students preparing for medical and engineering entrance exams across the country.
According to reports, the 17-year-old JEE aspirant committed suicide by hanging himself in his hostel room in Rajasthan's Kota, police said on Friday.
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