Delhi High Court Reviews Bail Pleas in Coaching Centre Tragedy

The Delhi High Court has asked the CBI to provide concrete evidence regarding the accountability of the co-owners of a coaching centre basement where three civil services aspirants drowned. The court also invited the father of one of the deceased to file a short reply to the bail pleas.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) position on the bail pleas of the jailed co-owners of an Old Rajinder Nagar coaching centre basement, where three civil services aspirants drowned in July.

Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma issued notices to the agency regarding the bail applications of co-owners Parvinder Singh, Tajinder Singh, Harvinder Singh, and Sarbjit Singh, instructing it to file a detailed response.

Describing the incident as 'very unfortunate,' Justice Sharma emphasized that the matter 'should not be treated as an ordinary case' and directed the CBI counsel to provide 'concrete evidence' concerning the accountability of the basement co-owners. Additionally, the court allowed the father of one of the deceased aspirants to submit a 'short reply' to the bail pleas.

On July 27, three civil services aspirants Shreya Yadav, 25, Tanya Soni, 25, and Nevin Delvin, 24, perished when the basement of Rau's IAS Study Circle in Old Rajinder Nagar flooded due to heavy rainfall. The case, being investigated under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), was transferred from the Delhi Police to the CBI.

The accused co-owners argue that they were merely landlords and had no involvement in the tragic incident. A sessions court had previously denied their bail requests, citing the early stage of the CBI's investigation and the need to ascertain their specific roles. The next hearing on the matter is scheduled for September 11.

(With inputs from agencies.)