3 civil service aspirants died after flooding in Delhi coaching centre basement
New Delhi: Three bodies were recovered from the basement of a coaching centre in New Delhi’s Old Rajendra Nagar today.
According to Kashmir Media Service, officials said the three civil service aspirants were trapped in the basement of a building housing the coaching centre after water suddenly entered following heavy rain in parts of Delhi on Saturday.
“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.
“The case has been registered and the investigation is underway,” the post added.
Meanwhile, protests broke out, today, over the deaths as students raised slogans against the civic body and the coaching centre and sought action against those responsible for negligence.
Two female and one male civil service aspirants died while a few others were trapped for several hours after water suddenly entered the basement of the coaching centre.