In Hajipur, Bihar, the vehicle of devotees going to perform Jalabhishek got hit by a high tension wire, due to which eight devotees died due to electric shock. The villagers accused the electricity department of negligence for this incident and when the SDM and police officers reached the spot, the villagers created a ruckus.
This accident happened in Sultanpur of Hajipur Industrial Police Station area. Here, during the month of Sawan, the village boys used to go to the nearby Hariharnath temple every Monday to perform Jalabhishek. Even on Sunday night the boys had gone out for Jalabhishek. These boys had also arranged for a DJ on the tractor-trolley for the journey.
Due to the roughness of the road in this village, the tractor trolley got hit by the high tension line passing over the road. Due to the electric current, the boys riding on the trolley got burnt and many got electrocuted during the chaos. Due to this, 8 people died on the spot.
As soon as the news of this accident reached the SDM along with a large number of police forces, the local people created a ruckus and went on a rampage. Local people alleged that the negligence of the electricity department became the reason for the accident and despite giving continuous information after the accident, the electricity department did not take any action nor cut off the electricity on time. Even after the arrival of police and administrative officials, the bodies of the deceased remained lying on the spot till late night.
What did the police say about the incident?
Dharmendra Kumar Paswan, a resident of the village, said that after this incident happened, we called the electricians of the area, but no one picked up the phone. When we talked, he said to tell the police. Eight people have died here. The SP in-charge of Vaishali told that these people were going to Baba Dham with DJ. Which came under the grip of 11 thousand high tension wire, in which eight people died.