L-G approves action against two officers for negligence in Rajinder Nagar coaching deaths in Delhi
Both officers were suspended by the L-G last year after a probe by the district magistrate in the matter
On July 27 last year, the basement library of RAU's IAS Study Circle in Rajinder Nagar area flooded following heavy rainfall, resulting in the death of three students who were stranded there (File Photo) Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V K Saxena on Friday approved disciplinary proceedings against two Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officials for alleged “negligence of duty” and “concealment of facts” in connection with the death of three IAS aspirants due to rain-induced flooding in the basement of a coaching centre in Old Rajinder Nagar last July, the L-G office said on Friday.
Divisional Officer Ved Pal and Assistant Divisional Officer Udai Vir Singh — two ‘Group A’ officers — are accused of negligence of duty and concealment of facts under Rule 18, read with Rule 14, of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965.
On July 27 last year, the basement library of RAU’s IAS Study Circle in Rajinder Nagar area flooded following heavy rainfall, resulting in the death of three students who were stranded there.
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