Kushinagar: 13 girls and women died after falling into a well during a marriage ceremony in Nebua Naurangiya area of the Kushinagar district. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the incident. District Magistrate S. Rajalingam told on Thursday that in Naurangiya Tola of Nebua Naurangiya police station area, at around 10 o’clock on Wednesday night, the ritual of turmeric for marriage was being done in the house of a person named Parameshwar Kushwaha and some women and girls were performing the rituals by sitting on the net above the well. Was being
During this, the net broke and all the people sitting on it fell into the well. According to the information received so far, a total of 13 people have died in this incident. These include Pooja (19), Shashi Kala (15), Shakuntala (35), Mamta Devi (35), Meera (25), Pooja (20), Pari (one), Jyoti (15), Radhika (16), Sundari ( 15), Aarti (10), Pappi (20) and Manu (18). The District Magistrate said that about 10 other people have also been injured in this accident, who have been admitted to the hospital, the kin of the deceased will be given an assistance of Rs.
He said the bodies have been sent for post-mortem. The case is being investigated. According to a spokesperson of the state government, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed deep grief over the accident. He has directed the officials to provide proper treatment to those injured in the accident.
On the whole matter, ADG Gorakhpur Zone Akhil Kumar said that 13 people have died in this incident and all of the deceased are women. Another supporting action is being taken. STRF team has been called who will search again. Kushinagar DM S. Rajalingam said that there was an old well in Naurangiya Tola village which was covered with a slap. Children and women were sitting on top of it during worship, during which the slap went down and debris fell on them. Financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh will be given to the next of kin of each deceased.
