Delhi Police have arrested five more people in connection with the deaths of three civil service aspirants who drowned in the flooded basement of a coaching centre in Rajinder Nagar, bringing the total number of arrests to seven. Among those arrested are the owners of the basement and a person whose vehicle was seen driving by the coaching centre and sending a huge wave of water crashing into the institute’s gate, allegedly damaging it during the heavy rains, police said on Monday. The owner and coordinator of Rau’s IAS Study Circle, where the tragedy occurred, were arrested on Sunday. Both were charged with culpable homicide, negligence and other charges, and sent to judicial custody. “Whoever is at fault in this incident will not be spared,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police M Harshavardhan. “We are taking strict action against those responsible for the incident and maintaining law and order in the area.”
