Bihar: Nine Kanwariyas electrocuted to death, several others injured in Hajipur
First Published: 5th August, 2024 10:26 IST
The victims, from Sultanpur village, were en route to Pahelaja Ghat in Saran to perform a ritual at Sonpur Baba Haiharnath.
As many as nine Kanwariyas died and several others were injured when their vehicle came in contact with a high-voltage overhead wire in Bihar‘s Hajipur.
According to the police, eight devotees died on the spot one Kanwariyas died during treatment in the hospital.
Om Prakash, Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Hajipur said that the height of their vehicle was very high and it touched a high-tension wire.
“The Kanwariyas were going on a DJ-mounted trolley. The DJ-mounted trolley was very high and there was a wire in which it got entangled. DJ trolley came in contact with 11000 high tension wire due to which some devotees died, while some others were injured and are undergoing treatment,” Sadar SDPO Hajipur Omprakash told reporters.
The victims, from Sultanpur village, were en route to Pahelaja Ghat in Saran to perform a ritual at Sonpur Baba Haiharnath.
Further investigation is underway.
Earlier on July 29, two Kanwariyas died and around five others sustained injuries after a container hit the tractor-trolly in which they were travelling in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district.
The accident occurred near Deori village on National Highway 44 under the jurisdiction of the Civil Lines police station in the district.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Arvind Thakur told ANI, “An accident occurred near Deori village on National Highway 44 under Civil Lines police station limits where a container (truck) hit a tractor trolley in which Kanwariyas were travelling. Some Kanwariyas were in the trolley and some of them were moving on foot. After the collision, the tractor-trolley got overturned in which two Kanwariyas died and around five sustained injuries.”
Sawan month is considered the month of Lord Shiva. The devotees who worshipped the Lord Shiva this month received tonnes of blessings. During the Sawan month, a day of Shivratri is also celebrated and the importance of Sawan Shivratri is the same and equal to that of the yearly Shivratri.
Kanwariyas are Shiva devotees who visit places like Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand, and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch the holy water of River Ganga and then worship God with that water. (ANI)
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