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New Delhi: Days after the death of three UPSC aspirants due to drowning in the flooded basement library of a coaching centre in Delhi, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notices on Tuesday to the Delhi Chief Secretary, the Police Commissioner and the MCD Commissioner calling for a detailed report in the matter within two weeks.
NHRC directed to carry out a survey to find the number of such institutes & coaching centres running in violation of the prescribed norms in the national capital and to take action against the negligent officers in failing to check these irregularities.
NHRC, India, has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that 3 students drowned to death in the flooded basement library of a prominent civil services coaching centre in Delhi on Saturday, July 27.
Expressing serious concern over the incident, the Commission has observed that the contents of the news report indicate negligence on the part of the authorities concerned. Earlier, in another incident of authorities’ negligence, a civil services aspirant died due to electrocution while crossing a waterlogged street, of which it had taken suo motu cognizance.
The NHRC directed that the municipal corporation and the law enforcement agencies cannot escape their liability. Accordingly, notices have been issued to the Chief Secretary, Government of NCT of Delhi, the Commissioner of Police and the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, to submit a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.
