Funeral wedding in India. Thirteen women and young girls unfortunately died during a wedding celebrated in the north of the country. The victims fell to the bottom of a well. A metal plate that covered the hole probably gave way under the weight of the guests. In any case, this is the explanation that the police gave to journalists on Thursday. Facts reported by BFM TV.
“Thirteen women died in the incident which happened overnight from Wednesday to Thursday “Said Akhil Kumar, deputy director general of the police of Kushinagar, a district of the state of Uttar Pradesh, place where the accident occurred. According to information from our colleagues, the wedding guests were sitting on the metal plate before it gave way and caused the accident. The District Magistrate, S. Rajalingam explains that the structure was very old. She would therefore not have supported the weight of 13 people. ” The victims fell and were crushed by the rubble “.
For his part, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, made a point of speaking after the announcement of the tragedy. On Twitter, he states that ” the local administration is involved for any possible help “. This tragedy is reminiscent of the disaster that occurred in 2017 during a wedding organized in the western state of Rajasthan. At the time of the events, 24 guests had died following the collapse of a wall. The latter had collapsed due to a violent storm. Among the victims, 4 children were present. Many people were also injured. If the emergency services had tried to save as many people as possible, this tragic accident had unfortunately caused the death of more than 20 people. At the time, an investigation was opened. A local judicial source had even mentioned the arrest of one of the managers of the place. He was suspected of negligent homicide.
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