New Delhi: The four co-owners of a basement of a coaching institute where three civil service aspirants drowned recently have moved a city court seeking bail.
Bail pleas of four co-owners of coaching basement are likely to be heard on Wednesday
Four co-owners – Tejinder Singh, Parvinder Singh, Harvinder Singh, and Sarabjeet Singh – of a IAS coaching building in Old Rajendra Nagar – Rau’s IAS Study Circle coaching institute – were arrested in the case by the Delhi Police two days after the incident and are accused of abetting the offences. Earlier, their bail pleas were rejected by a court.
The pleas of the four co-owners of the basement is likely to be heard on Wednesday by Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna.
The Delhi Police had also arrested a SUV driver – Manuj Kathuria – in connection with the incident with the allegation that he drove his Force Gurkha car through the rainwater-flooded street resulting in water to swell and breach the gates of the said coaching institute and inundating the basement.
Delhi High Court last week transferred case to CBI
The Delhi High Court, while raising questions on the investigation by the Delhi Police into the matter, transferred the investigation of the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last week “to ensure the public has no doubt over the investigation”.
The High Court also questioned the Delhi Police for arresting the SUV driver and not questioning the officials from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Delhi Fire Service (DFS).
“Having regard to the seriousness of incidents and that it may involve corruption by public servants, this court transfers the investigation to CBI,” the High Court said while transferring the matter to the CBI.
SUV driver has been granted bail after police dropped culpable homicide not amounting to murder charge
The Delhi Police later informed a court that it has decided to drop harsher charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against the SUV driver, following which he was granted bail by the court.
The Delhi Police had registered a First Information Report (FIR) under sections 105 (culpable homicide), 106(1) (death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide), 115(2) (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt)and 290 (negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Three civil service aspirants – Shreya Yadav, Tanya Soni, and Nevin Dalwin – lost their lives after the basement of a IAS coaching building in Old Rajendra Nagar – Rau’s IAS Study Circle coaching institute – was flooded following rain on the evening of July 27.
While Shreya Yadav hailed from Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni was from Haryana and Nevin Dalwin was from Kerala and they were preparing for the civil services examination in the national capital.
