Lucknow coaching fire reaches NHRC; complaint seeks nationwide safety review after 18 students died. Filed by former education officer Dr Rajiv Kumar Gupta, the plea highlights repeated coaching-centre tragedies and demands stronger fire and student safety measures.
Lucknow: A complaint has been filed with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over the death of 18 students in the recent fire at a coaching centre in Aliganj, Lucknow. The complaint seeks a nationwide review of coaching institute safety standards as well as ensuring the students' safety.
NHRC complaint registered
As per the Jagran report, the complaint was submitted by Dr Rajiv Kumar Gupta, a resident of Noida and former regional higher education officer. The NHRC has accepted the complaint and registered it as Diary No. 14383/IN/2026.
Coaching safety concerns raised
In the complaint, Dr Gupta stated that the Lucknow tragedy is not an isolated incident. He referred to the deaths of three students in a basement flooding incident at a coaching centre in Delhi's Rajendra Nagar on July 27, 2024, and the 2019 fire at a coaching institute in Ahmedabad that claimed 22 lives.
The complaint further stated that many coaching centres continue to operate from congested buildings lacking adequate emergency exits, fire safety equipment, and evacuation systems.
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