A tazia, reportedly 170 ft 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 non secular procession.
The incident was caught on digicam. The video reveals the tazia all of the sudden tilting earlier than ultimately falling.
Tazias are typically product of bamboo, vibrant paper, and material.
Muharram: 4 injured in conflict over electrical wire throughout Tazia procession in UP’s Ballia
4 individuals had been injured once they had been allegedly attacked by some people over the chopping of an electrical wire throughout a tazia procession in a village in Ballia.
In line with police, the incident occurred on Sunday evening when the victims had been getting back from Karbala after the tazia procession. They had been stopped and attacked with sticks and rods by members of one other neighborhood.
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 through the tazia procession, the victims had minimize an electrical wire belonging to Manish Yadav. This triggered the assault whereas they had been getting back from Karbala.
The officer stated that an FIR has been registered towards Sadhu Yadav, Vishal Yadav, and Manish Yadav below related sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita based mostly 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 top, police stated on Monday.
In line with police, the Tazia caught fireplace after coming involved with a high-tension wire in Gausganj village on Sunday evening, triggering panic amongst members. No accidents had been reported.
The procession was shifting in direction of the Bareilly–Shahjahanpur street.
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 top.
