Festival Pandal Electrocution Tragedy
Four Young Men Killed and Three Injured in Mandla Pandal Electrocution
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Four young men were killed and three others injured when electricity spread through a Ganesh festival pandal in Hirapur village, Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla district, early Saturday, after they returned from the idol immersion and went to sleep inside. Police said a snapped live wire or short circuit may have caused the electrocution; officials are investigating the exact cause. One injured person was reported in critical condition, while the others were receiving hospital treatment.
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Police identified the deceased as Jainu Bhanwre, 19, Ravi Jharia, 24, Krishna Kumar Bhanwre, 18, and Virendra Bhanwre, 24.
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A police officer said the power supply resumed around 5 a.m. after a suspected short circuit broke the wire; the victims were sleeping on the ground, and moisture from the weather may have worsened the danger.
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According to Nainpur SDOP Manish Raj, the youths had gone to sleep in the pandal to guard items and materials used for the Ganesh tableau. The structure was reportedly permanent, and an electricity-company team was investigating whether a snapped line or an internal short circuit caused the deaths.
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