NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday constituted a high-level committee drawing officials from various central ministries and the Delhi government to enquire into the unfortunate incident at a coaching centre in old Rajinder Nagar in the national capital, officials said.According to the officials the committee will comprise of Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Urban & Housing Affairs (MoUHA), the Principal Secretary (Home) of Delhi Government, Special Commissioner of Police of Delhi Police and Fire Advisor. Joint Secretary (UT) in the MHA will be convener of the panel, they added.The committee has been mandated to inquire into the reasons, fix responsibility and suggest measures, while recommending policy changes required ensuring that such tragic incident does not reoccur in future, the officials said, adding that the panel has been asked to submit its report in 30 days.’Evacuate immediately’: How the Delhi coaching centre tragedy unfoldedThree young IAS aspirants, all in their 20s, were killed after they got trapped in a pool of water that rushed into the basement of a civil service coaching centre in central Delhi following heavy rains on Saturday.The three IAS aspirants who lost their lives in the tragedy were Shreya Yadav of Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni from Telangana, and Navin Dalwin from Ernakulam in Kerala.Initial police investigations have revealed that the coaching institute was “illegally operating” a library in the basement area. A case was registered under relevant provisions of the BNS, including culpable homicide and the accused owner along with institute coordinator were arrested on Sunday.No politics over students’ death at Delhi coaching centre, must fix responsibility: Education Minister Pradhan
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