Protests continue after the death of three students due to waterlogging in the basement of a coaching center in Delhi’s Old Rajendra Nagar. So far, seven people including the owner and coordinator of the coaching center have been arrested. New revelations are continuously being made in the case. Now it has come to light that a student studying in coaching had lodged a complaint with PWD regarding waterlogging a few days before the accident.
PWD officials had called
Kanishka Tiwari, who was preparing for IAS at RAU’s IAS Coaching Centre, had lodged a complaint with PWD of Delhi Government about waterlogging in the area three days before the incident (July 24). He also received a call from PWD officials who said that the complaint has been sent to the MCD.
Earlier, on June 26, Kishore Singh Kushwaha, a student preparing for UPSC, had complained to the Delhi government about running a classroom without NOC in the basement of RAU’s IAS coaching. Kishore had made this complaint through the Public Grievance Portal. In the complaint, Kishore had also expressed the possibility of a major accident.
The student had complained about the basement
Not only this, on July 15 and July 22, he had also sent a reminder in his complaint that this is an urgent issue and immediate action is needed on it. Kishore said, ‘I had complained about the basement on 26 June 2024. Through the Public Grievance Portal, it was informed to the Central Government and the State Government that libraries and coaching centers are being operated in the basement in Old Rajendra Nagar and South Patel Nagar.
The student said, ‘I had complained about the basement of RAU’s coaching center because there seemed to be a possibility of an accident happening there. The responsibility for such incidents lies entirely with the administration. The government should take appropriate steps and take concrete action against such operators.
Total seven arrests so far
Let us tell you that the police have arrested 5 more people in the case of death of three students after the basement was filled with water. Earlier, the owner and coordinator of the coaching center was also arrested. That means till now a total of 7 arrests have been made in this case. The police have also arrested the driver of the vehicle (SUV), which had passed through the main road. It is being said that due to the passage of the car, the pressure increased and water had entered inside the building.