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KANTUR, INDIA A labourer lost his life after he came into contact with a high-tension power line during construction work. The man was working at a residential building where construction work was going on. He was engaged in shuttering work at the site when he accidentally made contact with a high-tension power line.
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In Patei Khalsa village of Amroha district Didoli police station area of Uttar Pradesh, two people died and 52 others got scorched after coming in contact with the electric wire of Tazia kept on a tractor trolley on Saturday. On the other hand, according to the news received from Bareilly, the throne of Muharram collided with the high tension line of electricity in Baradari area. Due to this, the current got down in the throne and seven people got scorched.
Amroha's Superintendent of Police (SP) Aditya Langeh told that a loudspeaker was attached to an iron rod above the tazia. When these people passed through the fields carrying tazia, the tazia came under the grip of high tension electric wire passing from above, due to which this accident happened. He told that the deceased have been identified as Shanu (35) and Owais (13). The dead bodies have been sent for postmortem. While four people have been sent to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, 26 have been discharged after first aid. The rest of the injured are in the district hospital and will be discharged soon.
Accident due to high tension wire
The Superintendent of Police said, "The height of Tajiya was about 22 feet and the high tension wire was located at a height of 35 feet. A loudspeaker was attached to the iron rod on the upper part of the tazia which suddenly came in contact with the high tension electric wire, causing the accident. Amroha District Magistrate Rajesh Kumar Tyagi told that such instructions had already been issued that Tajiya should not be made more than 12 feet high, but the height of this Tajiya was about 20-22 feet.
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A celebration of the 'Ulta Rath Yatra' festival in Tripura's Unakoti district ended in tragedy when a fire broke out causing multiple deaths and injuries.
Six people lost their lives and 15 others sustained injuries in a tragic incident that took place during the 'Ulta Rath Yatra' festival of Lord Jagannath in Tripura's Unakoti district. The incident occurred in the Kumarghat area at approximately 4.30 pm.
The 'Ulta Rath Yatra' festival is celebrated to commemorate the return of the revered deities, Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra, and Lord Jagannath, to their sacred abode, occurring one week after the Rath Yatra.
During the festive celebrations, a significant number of people were joyfully pulling the Rath, a chariot constructed from iron. Unfortunately, the Rath accidentally came into contact with a high-tension wire carrying a voltage of 133kv, resulting in a devastating fire.
According to the police, six individuals lost their lives immediately, while 15 others sustained burn injuries. The injured individuals are currently receiving medical treatment at a nearby hospital, and their conditions are reported to be critical according to a report by PTI.
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Death broke out in the color of Phagotsav on Saturday night in Shyampura village of Sikar district of Rajasthan. Here an artist died a painful death due to electrocution while dancing. This artist was giving a dance performance with a long flag on his head. Meanwhile, while dancing, the pipe of the flag touched the 11 thousand high tension line passing above. Due to this, the artist died on the spot due to electric shock. The doctors declared him dead as soon as he was taken to the hospital. The deceased was 24-year-old Ravidranath, a resident of Padukalan Dhandhalas Uda, Nagaur. Whose body was handed over to the family after post-mortem at SK Hospital on Sunday morning.Live video of the death of artist Rabindranath has also surfaced. In which he is seen dancing with a flag on his head in the form of Mary of his fellow actors dressed as a woman. During this time, he dances near the high tension line in the middle of the venue. Where Rabindranath falls down with a spark as soon as he touches the pipe. Which the nearby artists rush to take care of.
According to the information, the deceased Rabindranath had come from Nagaur with his two companions to perform 'Gindar' in the Phagotsav program. He was unmarried. Further, he had also planned to go to Surat. But before that he died. The incident is said to have happened around 1 o'clock in the night.
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