A tazia, reportedly 170 toes tall, collapsed throughout a Muharram procession in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district on Sunday.
The incident occurred whereas the tazia, a miniature reproduction of Imam Hussain’s tomb, was being assembled and lifted. It misplaced stability and fell onto an 11,000-volt energy line, sparking panic among the many a whole lot gathered for the spiritual procession.
The incident was caught on digicam. The video exhibits the tazia immediately tilting earlier than finally falling.
Tazias are usually manufactured from bamboo, vibrant paper, and cloth.
Muharram: 4 injured in conflict over electrical wire throughout Tazia procession in UP’s Ballia
4 folks had been injured after they had been allegedly attacked by some people over the reducing of an electrical wire throughout a tazia procession in a village in Ballia.
In keeping with police, the incident occurred on Sunday evening when the victims had been coming back from Karbala after the tazia procession. They had been stopped and attacked with sticks and rods by members of one other group.
The injured have been recognized as Mohammad Intazar, Naushad Ansari, Arsh Mohammad and Tipu Ansari. Amongst them, Naushad and Tipu sustained critical accidents and had been referred to a hospital in Varanasi, police stated.
Bairia Circle Officer Mohammad Faheem Qureshi stated a grievance was acquired from Mohammad Khurshid, who alleged that throughout the tazia procession, the victims had minimize an electrical wire belonging to Manish Yadav. This triggered the assault whereas they had been coming back from Karbala.
The officer stated that an FIR has been registered in opposition to Sadhu Yadav, Vishal Yadav, and Manish Yadav below related sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita primarily based on the grievance.
UP Police cop suspended after overheight tazia catches fireplace in Bareilly
A sub-inspector was suspended for allegedly granting permission to a procession regardless of the Tazia being taller than the permissible peak, police stated on Monday.
In keeping with police, the Tazia caught fireplace after coming in touch with a high-tension wire in Gausganj village on Sunday evening, triggering panic amongst contributors. No accidents had been reported.
The procession was shifting in direction of the Bareilly–Shahjahanpur highway.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anurag Arya suspended Sub-Inspector Ashok Kumar for allegedly granting permission for the procession regardless of the tazia exceeding the permissible peak.
