On the night of July 27, three students died after the basement of a Delhi UPSC coaching centre they were preparing for the civil services examination flooded following heavy rains. The incident sparked outrage across the country and students took to protests outside the renowned coaching centre situated in Rajinder Nagar, demanding justice for their classmates. 

The Delhi UPSC coaching centre was sealed following the deaths and the subsequent protests and during investigation, the authorities learned that the basement was being used as a library. When the basement began flooding, the biometric entry and exit points failed to function, leaving students stranded in the flood water.