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Allahabad HC Grills Rescue Teams Over 'Preventable' Drowning
Allahabad High Court demands answers from NDRF and SDRF on why no rescue attempt was made despite substantial time in Yuvraj Mehta's tragic drowning, exposing flaws in India's emergency response.

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Imagine a young man drowning while disaster response teams stand by—with hours to act. That's the grim scenario the Allahabad High Court is probing in the case of Yuvraj Mehta. According to Indian Express, the court has sought responses from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), bluntly noting there was "substantial time…rescue could have been attempted." This isn't just a routine query; it's a judicial nudge to unpack what went...
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