A major incident took place in Kota on the day of Mahashivratri. 18 children got burnt due to electric shock while taking out a Shiv procession in the Kunhadi area. The condition of one of them is critical.
According to Assistant Sub Inspector Raees Ahmed of Kunhadi police station, the accident took place in Kali Basti located near the thermal power plant. These people were taking out a Shiva procession on Mahashivratri, in which children were also included. The children had a flag in their hands, which touched the tension line passing through there. After this, the current spread among the children and some children got burnt.
There was an outcry on the spot after the incident. The children were immediately taken to the hospital for treatment. Police also reached the spot on information. According to ASI Raees Ahmed, the names of 18 injured children have been revealed so far.
Flag touched by tension line
Kunhadi police station officer Arvind Bhardwaj said that these people were carrying out Kalash Yatra on Mahashivratri from Ramdev temple to Hanuman temple. During this time, women and children were all involved in this journey and this accident happened during that time. The injured children are Saman, Suraj, Lokesh, Dheeraj, Prince, Yash, Rishi, Kushal, Sameer, Himanshu, Anirudh, Maxu, Saawariya, Sinaria, Monu, Anjali and Manvi. The age of the children burnt in the accident is between 12 to 15 years. Among these, 13-year-old Shagun son of Mangilal is seriously injured and has been taken to the CPR room for treatment. Apart from this, a woman has also been injured due to electric shock.
On the question of legal action in this matter, Police Officer Bhardwaj said that at present, getting the children treated is a priority and we are engaged in that. The root causes of the incident will be investigated and later, if legal action is required, legal action will be taken.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met the children
After getting information about the incident, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and State Energy Minister Hiralal Nagar reached MBS hospital. They met the injured children and gave directions to the hospital management for proper treatment of the children. Along with taking information from the doctors, he also inquired about the well-being of the burnt children. After meeting the children, Speaker Birla said that guidelines have been given for their proper treatment. One child is serious, special doctors have been asked to take care of him. He said that if necessary, seriously injured children would be referred to other hospitals.
Administration officials including IG Ravi Dutt Gaur, District Collector Dr. Ravindra Goswami and SP Dr. Amrita Duhan have reached the spot. This matter is also being investigated.
CM Bhajanlal Sharma took action after Kota’s current accident on Mahashivratri
CM Bhajanlal Sharma has expressed grief over the incident. Moreover, instructions have been given to provide all possible medical assistance to the injured by CM. Furthermore, CM wrote on the social media site X.
