Delhi coaching centre deaths: UPSC aspirant narrates his harrowing experience

Three IAS aspirants lost their lives on July 27 evening due to flooding in the basement of a building housing Rau's IAS Study Circle coaching institute. The victims, Shreya Yadav, Tanya Soni and Navin Dalwin were caught in the deluge after heavy rains inundated the basement of the centre. The incident sparked a massive outrage by fellow students who are demanding strict action against those responsible for the incident. "15 minutes before the incident, we were on the ground floor, when the rain started. We decided to take a break since the weather was nice. But it started raining very heavily so we decided to get back to studying since the library of the coaching institute closes at 7 pm. Around 6:30, the guard of the building came rushing downstairs shouting and asking everyone to pack up and leave immediately since the water was gushing in. I responded swiftly since I was sitting near the steps of the stairs. Some students who were sitting towards the other end of the library faced difficulty in leaving. There were 30-35 students in the library at that time," Hridesh Chauhan, an eyewitness of the incident said.


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