Delhi Police has arrested five more accused in the Rajendra Nagar coaching centre accident case. These include four building owners and the owner of a Thar car.

Four owners of the building are among the arrested accused

There are four owners of this building, whose names are Sarabjit Singh, Tejinder Singh, Harvinder Singh and Parvinder Singh. All four are cousins. These people live in Karol Bagh. They had given the basement area of ​​the building on a monthly rent of Rs 4 lakh to Abhishek Gupta, owner of Rao IAS Coaching Center.

Speaking to ANI, DCP Central M Harshvardhan confirmed that five more accused have been arrested in the case. With this, the total number of those arrested in the case has gone up to seven. Those arrested include the owner of the basement and a man who drove a vehicle that damaged the gate of the building.

DCP said- the culprits will not be spared

DCP M Harshvardhan told ANI, "Whoever is found guilty in this incident will not be spared. We are taking strict action against those responsible for the incident and maintaining law and order in the area."

Speaking on the death of three UPSC aspirants, DCP Central M Harshvardhan said that there was no permission to carry out commercial activity in the basement. We have sought some information from the MCD, and we will also investigate their role. Investigation is underway from all angles.

He said that we appeal to the protesting students to maintain peace and not block the main roads, and are confident that strict action is being taken in this matter.

Students were asked to vacate

After the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) launched a crackdown against coaching centres violating building bylaws, the owners of the institutes on Monday asked students using the basement library to vacate it.

Basements of 13 coaching centres were sealed

Amid protests by students, the MCD on Sunday sealed the basements of 13 coaching centres in Karol Bagh for violating building bylaws. Mayor Shelly Oberoi has directed to take strict action against coaching centres operating illegally in basements.

Three students died after the basement of a building housing a coaching centre for IAS aspirants in Delhi's Old Rajendra Nagar was flooded following rains. Students complained that biometric access was mandatory for entry into libraries, which are mostly located in the basement.

Speaking to ANI on Monday, student Manish Kumar said, "What happened on July 27 was that the biometrics got blocked due to which the basement got flooded and the students got trapped inside. This tragedy could have been avoided."

Manish further said that biometric alternatives need to be ensured so that another such tragedy can be avoided. Another student, Puneet Singh, complained that there is no way to rescue the occupants of the institute buildings in case of any emergency.

"Most of the buildings here require biometric access for entry and exit. There is no balcony in the entire building in case of an emergency or force majeure and there is no way to rescue the building occupants in case of a fire. We will not be able to escape and no one will be able to enter the building without biometrics," said Puneet Singh.

"Who will be responsible for our lives and safety? Access to 70-75 percent of libraries in the area is controlled by biometrics and the libraries are located in basements," he said.

A student named Sahil said, "We have been sitting here for the last two days, but no MCD official has come to meet us. We submitted our demands to the DCP yesterday. We also gave information about the dead and those admitted in hospitals.

Demand to give Rs 1 crore compensation to the families of the deceased

He said that we asked the DCP for copies of the FIR, action to be taken and compensation of Rs 1 crore to the families of the deceased and Rs 50 lakh to the injured, but none of these were paid attention to.

Meanwhile, the student protest continued in Karol Bagh on Monday morning, raising various demands including action against coaching centres and owners running libraries in basements, Rent Regulation Bill or Rent Regulation Code to control exorbitant rents and brokerage, and insurance cover or grievance redressal mechanism for students.