Delhi Basement Deaths Spark Massive Students' Protest, AAP-BJP Blame Game
NDTV
The tragic incident occurred at a building in Rajendra Nagar that houses a branch of Rau's IAS Study Circle, a prominent coaching institute for civil service aspirants
The death of three civil service aspirants due to waterlogging in the basement of a coaching centre at Rajendra Nagar has sparked a massive protest by students. Paramilitary forces have been called in to keep the situation under control as the students accuse municipal authorities of negligence.
The tragic incident occurred at a building in Rajendra Nagar that houses a branch of Rau's IAS Study Circle, a prominent coaching institute for civil service aspirants. The institute's library was in the basement of the building, and there was only one entry-exit. This basement was flooded following a downpour yesterday. At the time, there were at least 20 students in the library.
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