The Union ministry of home affairs on July 29 said it has formed a high-level panel to probe the Delhi coaching centre incident, which caused the death of three IAS aspirants due to flooding in the basement of institute.
The committee will be chaired by an additional secretary of the ministry of housing and urban affairs and will inquire into the reasons, fix responsibility, suggest measures and recommend policy changes, a home ministry spokesperson said.
The high-level committee will also have other members, including
principal secretary (home) of Delhi government, special CP of Delhi Police and fire advisor, The panel will also have a joint secretary in the home ministry as the convener, according to the ministry.
The committee will submit its report in 30 days, the spokesperson said.
The three civil services aspirants died in the basement of a coaching centre in the Old Rajendra Nagar in central Delhi on Saturday night due to flooding following rain.
The Delhi Police has arrested the owner and the coordinator of the coaching centre - Rau's IAS Study Circle - and booked them for culpable homicide and other charges.
The incident resonated in Parliament on Monday with members demanding that responsibility be fixed so that such a tragedy does not recur.
With inputs from PTI
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