peopleThe twentysomething students lost their lives on Saturday night when they became stuck in the flooded basement where they were studying.
Seven persons, including the institute’s owner, have been taken into custody by the police, and cases have been filed against them for careless death.
Thousands of students enroll in Rau’s IAS Study Circle, one of several institutes in the capital, to get ready for the challenging national exams.
Shreya Yadav, Tanya Soni, and Nivin Dalwin, the three victims, were preparing for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations in India, which determine who gets to work as a civil servant, one of the most sought-after government jobs in the country.
However, a large number of these institutions—managed from small buildings in residential areas—are charged with regularly disobeying safety regulations.
Because illegal lessons were being held in the basements of about a dozen coaching centers in the area, Delhi police have sealed them off since Saturday.
The event has also led to a political spat between federal officials and the Delhi administration, with each side blaming the other for being careless.
