Anger after students drown in Delhi building basement

The drowning of three students in the basement of an exam coaching centre in India's capital Delhi has sparked anger and protests.

The students, all in their 20s, died on Saturday night after getting trapped in the flooded basement where they were studying.

Police have arrested seven people, including the owner of the institute, and registered cases against them for causing death by negligence.

The institute, Rau's IAS Study Circle, is one among several in the capital where thousand of students enrol to prepare for tough national exams.

The three victims - Shreya Yadav, Tanya Soni and Nivin Dalwin - were studying for India's Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams, which decide who becomes a civil servant, a much-coveted government job in India.

But many of these institutes, which are run out of cramped buildings in residential neighbourhoods, are accused of routinely flouting safety norms.

Since Saturday, authorities in Delhi have sealed about a dozen coaching centres in the area for holding classes illegally in their basements.

The incident has also triggered a political row between the Delhi government and federal authorities, with both sides accusing the other of negligence.

Delhi is a federally-administered territory and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-run local government does not have full administrative powers.

Hundreds of students have held protests around the area, accusing the administration of not doing its duty and ignoring complaints.

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