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AAP Seeks Answers Over 6-Year-Old’s Death in Delhi Community Centre Pool

They argue that basic safety protocols were ignored under private management, leaving swimmers at risk.

The boy, Taksh Rathi, lived with his mother in northwest Delhi’s Bakhtawarpur.
LoP in MCD, Ankush Narang
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Overview

  • On June 15, a 6-year-old boy drowned in the swimming pool of an MCD-run community centre in Pitampura, northwest Delhi.
  • AAP Leader of the Opposition in the MCD Ankush Narang called the tragedy a result of gross negligence and administrative failure.
  • The facility had no lifeguard on duty, lacked CCTV surveillance and was operated by a private concessionaire despite charging hefty fees.
  • Narang criticized Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta for remaining silent on the death in the CM’s own constituency.
  • The AAP has demanded to know what action has been taken against the concessionaire and what measures will be implemented to prevent future incidents.