Delhi News: The bodies of two students were recovered from the basement of Rau's IAS Study Circle coaching institute in Old Rajender Nagar, which had filled with water due to heavy rain. The Delhi Fire Department confirmed the recovery, while the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams remain on-site, continuing their search operation for another missing student.


The Delhi Police initially reported that the search was underway, highlighting the challenges faced due to poor visibility and the flooded basement. Divers and NDRF personnel are working diligently in these difficult conditions, news agency ANI reported.






According to ANI, Deputy Commissioner Of Police (DCP) Central M Harshavardhan informed the media, "At 7 pm, we received information that the basement of a USPC coaching institute in Rajender Nagar has been flooded with a possibility of some people trapped. There was waterlogging on the road due to heavy rains this evening. We are investigating the matter that how the entire basement got flooded."






"It appears that the basement got flooded very fast and some people got trapped inside the basement. Delhi Fire Service and NDRF resued teams are present here. Search and rescue operations are underway... Till now, the dead body of one girl student has been recovered..." he added.


The rescue operation continued at the spot.






Delhi Minister Atishi Orders Magisterial Probe, BJP Accuses AAP Of 'Criminal Negligence'


Delhi Minister Atishi informed that a probe has been launched into the incident as she emphasised that whoever is responsible will not be spared.


Atishi took to X to express her concern, stating, "There is news of an accident due to heavy rain in Delhi in the evening. There is news of water filling in the basement of a coaching institute in Rajendra Nagar. Delhi Fire Department and NDRF are on the spot. Delhi Mayor and local MLA are also there. I am taking updates on the incident every minute. A magistrate has been ordered to investigate how this incident happened. Whoever is responsible for this incident will not be spared."






Atishi directed the Delhi Chief Secretary to initiate a magisterial inquiry and provide a report within 24 hours on the incident.






The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also reacted to the incident, with State President Virendra Sachdeva, who was at the site with MP Bansuri Swaraj, stating, "This accident clearly occurred due to the lack of drain cleaning, resulting in a rapid backflow of drain water into the basement of the coaching centre. The Delhi government's criminal negligence is responsible for this accident. Water Board Minister Atishi and local MLA Durgesh Pathak should take responsibility and resign."






"This is a murder and is an example of Arvind Kejriwal's corruption. Locals here had urged AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak multiple times to get the drain here cleaned. We still don't know about the casualties yet. This is very saddening," Sachdeva told PTI.






MP Bansuri Swaraj expressed similar sentiments as she said, "From the past one week, locals here were urging AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak to get the drain here cleaned. However, Durgesh Pathak didn't listen to them. Arvind Kejriwal, Durgesh Pathak and the AAP government are entirely responsible for this incident." 






The rain earlier today caused significant disruptions across the capital. Traffic has been severely affected on several roads due to waterlogging. The Delhi Traffic Police advised commuters to avoid Anuvrat Marg near Qutub Minar Metro station, Chatta Rail Chowk, Nigam Bodh Ghat, and Guru Ravi Das Marg near Tank Road Chowk due to waterlogging and the uprooting of a tree. ALSO READ | Delhi: Rain Relief From Humid Heat Turns To Waterlogging, Visuals Surface As Locals Share Woes


The Delhi Public Works Department reported receiving 27 complaints related to waterlogging, while the Municipal Corporation Department recorded 10 complaints about waterlogging and five about uprooted trees. 


Further updates are awaited as rescue operations and investigations continue.