NEW DELHI: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) workers were detained by the Delhi Police on Tuesday for staging a protest outside the residence of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The protest was held to express dissatisfaction with the Delhi government's handling of coaching institutes in the city.
On June 15, a fire broke out in a building housing a coaching centre in Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar.
As per an official statement, at least 61 individuals were admitted to three hospitals following the incident. It was reported that approximately 200-250 students from various coaching centres were present during the fire.
On June 16, the Delhi High Court took suo moto cognizance of the Mukherjee Nagar fire incident after taking note of the newspaper report and WhatsApp messages circulating on social media.
The vacation bench comprising justices Jasmeet Singh and Vikas Mahajan took suo moto Cognizance. It issued notice to Delhi Government, Delhi Fire Services, Delhi Police and the MCD and sought a response within two weeks.
The court asked the concerned to file a response within two weeks and listed the matter before the bench of the Chief Justice on 3 July.
"List this matter before a bench comprising the hon'ble chief justice for the appropriate order or direction on July 3," the bench directed.
(With inputs from ANI)