Why So Much Waterlogging: Court Asks CBI On Delhi Coaching Centre Deaths

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a status report explaining the reason behind the severe waterlogging in Old Rajinder Nagar on July 27 when three Civil Services aspirants drowned in a flooded basement of a coaching centre.

“What was the reason on that day? Delhi has witnessed heavy downpours. Why so much waterlogging on that day? Was it the rain or something else?” asked Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma. The court told the agency that it was probing a “very important case” and asked it if other buildings near the coaching centre were also flooded.

The court passed the direction while reserving its order on the bail pleas of basement co-owners Parvinder Singh, Tajinder Singh, Harvinder Singh and Sarbjit Singh.