Judicial Magistrate Rejects Bail for Flood-Related Deaths in Old Rajinder Nagar

A court in Old Rajinder Nagar dismissed the bail applications of an SUV driver and four coaching center basement owners, charged in connection with the death of three civil services aspirants due to rainwater flooding. The driver and owners face multiple charges, including culpable homicide and negligence.

A court here Wednesday denied bail requests for an SUV driver and four owners of a flooded coaching center basement in Old Rajinder Nagar, where three civil services aspirants died.

Judicial Magistrate Vinod Kumar rejected the pleas of driver Manuj Kathuria and basement owners Tejinder Singh, Parvinder Singh, Harvinder Singh, and Sarabjeet Singh, stating, 'All the bail applications are dismissed.'

Kathuria is accused of driving his Force Gurkha car through a rain-flooded street, exacerbating the water levels and causing the basement to flood. The co-owners face charges of abetting the crimes. All five individuals were arrested on Monday. Previously, on Sunday, a magisterial court had placed Rau's IAS Study Circle owner Abhishek Gupta and coordinator Deshpal Singh in 14-day judicial custody. Authorities have filed an FIR under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for offenses including culpable homicide and negligence.