6 Dead, 50 Injured After Platform Collapses During Religious Event In UP | Read
Six people have died and more than 50 others were injured after a bamboo platform erected during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat collapsed under the weight of the people.
According to police, the Jain community in Baraut had organised a 'Laddoo Mahotsav' today and hundreds of people reached a temple to offer laddoo. A bamboo platform had been erected for the devotees. This platform collapsed under the weight of the people.
Baghpat police chief Arpit Vijayvargiya said police and ambulance reached the spot soon after the incident and rushed the injured to the hospital. While those with minor wounds have been administered first aid and sent home, others with more serious injuries are being treated.
