Two die, several suffer burn injuries in idol immersion procession in Ballia

Varanasi | Wednesday | 13th February, 2019

Summary:

While Mayank Singh (18) and Chhotu Kumar Singh (20) died on the spot, other youths including Chandan Singh (18), Krishna (17), Golu Singh (18), Anand Singh (22) and Rajnish Singh (20) suffered serious burn injuries. In view of sharp deterioration in the condition of Rajnish doctors at district hospital referred him to trauma center of BHU in Varanasi. On other tractor trolley they tied loudspeakers with steel rods to play music. All the equipments and articles kept on this tractor trolley also gutted in this incident.Bairiya cops and locals rushed all injured youths to local hospital where doctors referred serious injured persons to district hospital. Later, their immersion procession moved towards river Ganga bank.However, after travelling few kilometers only the steel rods containing loudspeakers came in contact with high tension wire..