2 min readNew DelhiAug 18, 2014 03:03 AM IST
First published on: Aug 18, 2014 at 03:01 AM IST
The FIR against GDA club was filed after the brother of one of the students lodged a complaint. (Source: Express Archive)
Police on Sunday registered an FIR against the management of the GDA club in Chandra Nagar, where two final-year engineering students died last week.
The two students, Prateek Singhal and Utkarsh Arya, who had gone to the club with their friends, drowned in the swimming pool on August 12.
“Utkarsh’s brother lodged a complaint against the club management on Sunday and we filed an FIR under sections of the Indian Penal Code. Investigation is underway,” a police officer said.
According to police, both the students were 22 years old and were studying in AKG Engineering College in Ghaziabad. On the evening of August 12, they had gone to the club with five others. Police officers said life jackets were present around the pool, but the boys could not be saved.
“We are awaiting the post-mortem reports. We will know if the two students were drunk when in the pool,” the officer said.
Club administrators, however, said a life guard was present by the poolside, but, by the time he became aware of the situation and reacted, it was too late.
They said the students were “having fun at the deep end and didn’t take adequate precaution.”
The FIR against GDA club was filed after the brother of one of the students lodged a complaint. (Source: Express Archive)
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