Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
Three people were electrocuted and nine others injured during a Durga idol immersion procession in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur on Wednesday, officials said.
The six-foot-tall idol was being carried on a tractor-trolley when its iron support structure touched an overhead high-tension wire near Ayodhya Prasad village between 4 pm and 4.30 pm.
District Magistrate Deepak Meena said the injured were stable and receiving treatment. One of the two police constables accompanying the procession also suffered a minor electric shock and was receiving medical attention.
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Both constables, along with an electricity department lineman and junior engineer, have been suspended.
Local accounts alleged that electricity supply, switched off for the procession, resumed as the trolley reached Rajahi intersection.
The victims’ families briefly blocked the road while demanding action. Officials said their demands had been met and they were persuaded to clear the road. The situation was peaceful.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
