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Two men died of electrocution portion respective others suffered injuries arsenic a motortruck carrying a Goddess Durga idol for immersion came successful interaction with a high-tension powerfulness enactment successful Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur city, officials said connected Monday (October 6, 2025).
The incidental occurred precocious connected Sunday nighttime erstwhile a tube connected the motortruck carrying the idol came successful interaction with the energy enactment successful the Gaura Bazar area, resulting successful the dispersed of current, Additional Superintendent of Police Anjana Tiwari told PTI.
Two persons were killed successful the incidental and 10 to 15 were injured due to the fact that of electrocution, arsenic per the archetypal reports, the ASP said.
Government Victoria Hospital's work doc Nitin Yadav, however, told PTI Videos that a full of 35 persons were brought to the hospital. Of them, 2 died, portion 33 others were admitted to the antithetic wards, including the ICU, for treatment, helium said.
The information of the injured persons was stable, helium added.
The idol, installed for the Navratri festival successful Temar Bhita locality nether the Gaura Bazar constabulary presumption area, was being transported for immersion connected Sunday night. The motortruck carrying the idol was fitted with robust poles for decoration.
Along the way, the robust poles came into interaction with an 11,000 kV powerfulness line, resulting successful the electrocution, an eyewitness claimed.
The deceased person been identified arsenic Chintu Vishwakarma (38) and Akhilesh Patel (48), some of whom were connected the truck, an authoritative said.
The constabulary registered a lawsuit and are further investigating the matter.
On receiving accusation astir the incident, authorities Public Works Department Minister Rakesh Singh, section MLA Ashok Rohani, District Collector Raghvendra Singh and Superintendent of Police Sampat Upadhyay reached the infirmary and took banal of the situation.
