Old Rajinder Nagar Incident: Delhi Police Arrests 5, DCP Central Calls for Peace Amid Investigation

3 months ago

Following the tragic deaths of three UPSC aspirants in Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar due to flooding in a coaching centre's basement, DCP Central M Harshavardhan has announced the arrest of five individuals, including the basement owners and a person involved in damaging the building’s gate. Harshavardhan emphasized that no permission was granted for commercial activities in the basement and confirmed that the investigation is ongoing, with inquiries into the role of the MCD. He urged protesting students to remain peaceful and assured that strict action is being taken. Watch for the latest updates on this developing story.

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00:00We arrested two people earlier and now we have arrested five more people in this case.

00:07Four of them were the owners of this basement.

00:11And one person was seen driving his car very fast on that road,

00:21due to which the gate of that building was seen to be damaged.

00:27So in this way, we have arrested five more people.

00:30In total, seven people have been arrested.

00:33The investigation is going on professionally.

00:38And anyone who has a role in this case will be severely punished.

00:42Sir, you have one driver and four basement owners.

00:45What is their role in this case?

00:48The owners of the basement did not have permission to do any kind of commercial activity.

01:00This is what has been investigated so far.

01:02We are also investigating the existing permission for storage.

01:07But it is clear that there was no permission to do any kind of commercial activity.

01:11Sir, what angle are you working from?

01:14We have asked for some information from the MCD.

01:19We will ask for further information after giving them a notice.

01:24And we will also examine their role.

01:27And as I said, anyone who has a role in this case will be severely punished.

01:31Sir, what is the cause of this incident?

01:34The investigation is still going on.

01:37And the factors related to the basement and waterlogging can be seen from all angles.

01:44Sir, what do you want to appeal to the activists?

01:46What do you want to say about the tension there?

01:49We are continuously engaging with them.

01:52We are in regular dialogue with them.

01:54Yesterday evening, some senior officials of MCD also interacted with me.

02:02We are in regular dialogue with them.

02:04We understand their concerns and emotions very well.

02:12I would like to appeal to them to remain calm.

02:17Do not block the main roads.

02:21And pay attention to your studies and your main activities.

02:28And trust that strict action is being taken in this case.

02:33Sir, how many arrests have been made in the Old Rajinder's case?

02:37We have arrested five more persons in addition to the two people we had arrested earlier.

02:41These five persons include four people who are owners of the building including the basement.

02:46And one person who drove a car through the street which appears to have damaged the gate of the building.

02:53As I have stated earlier also, we are committed to ensuring a full and professional investigation in the matter.

02:59And whoever is responsible for this will not be spared.

03:04We are ensuring that we investigate all the angles and take appropriate action.

03:12Absolutely, we have sought some details from MCD and we are examining that aspect also.

03:21Sir, what was the fault? You have interrogated the accused. What was the fault? Why did this happen?

03:28See, in investigation we are covering various aspects including the aspect of basement, its commercial usage, the aspect of water logging.

03:34These are the major issues.

03:36Sir, any appeal from the protesting students?

03:38We have been continuously engaging with the protesting students.

03:42Yesterday night we also facilitated a dialogue with the senior officials of MCD and the students.

03:48I would like to appeal to them to remain peaceful.

03:55Do not take law into their hands or try to jam any of the main roads.

04:00And more importantly that they should focus on their studies and their main activities.

04:06And they should have faith that we are going to take the strictest possible action in this case.

Old Rajinder Nagar Incident: Delhi Police Arrests 5, DCP Central Calls for Peace Amid Investigation

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