One die, several injured in Muharram-related incidents
A person was electrocuted, while more than a dozen were severely burned during a tazia procession in Darbhanga district late Saturday night.
The incident took place at Kakorha village of Tardih block under Sakatpur police station area during a Muharram procession. The tazia came in contact with a high-tension wire of 11,000 volt while people from three villages gathered for the traditional 'tazia milan'.
Sakatpur SHO, Manish Kumar, said, "A person died and 24 others were injured in the incident.
The injured were admitted to the primary health centre at Tardih first, then referred to DMCH, Darbhanga. The patients are currently receiving medical care, and doctors have confirmed their conditions are stable. Authorities are conducting a probe into the matter."
In a separate incident in Gopalganj district, violent clashes erupted between two villages during a Muharram procession near Shikmi Dhala under Manjhagarh police station area on Sunday.
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The clash erupted when processions from Shikmi village and Chhavhi Takki village met, leading to a violent confrontation involving sticks, stones, and bricks. Approximately a dozen people were injured in the incident.
District magistrate (DM) of Gopalganj, Pawan Kumar Sinha, said: "The altercation began when the two akhara groups disagreed over stunt performances. A person was injured in the clash. He was admitted to the nearest hospital where his condition is reported to be stable."
Tension also arose in Katihar district on Sunday when two communities engaged in a dispute during a Muharram procession near a Mahavir temple in the Naya Tola locality. Both groups started pelting stones at each other, leading to damage to several vehicles.
Denying injury to any person in the incident, Katihar DM, Manesh Kumar Meena, said: "The situation was brought under control by the authorities without any injuries reported to anyone.
The administration will take strict action against the people involved in violence. They have been identified. Further action is being taken against them."
Patna: Incidents of electrocution and clashes were reported from Darbhanga, Gopalganj and Katihar districts during the Muharram procession. While a person lost life and several others sustained injuries in an electrocution incident in Darbhanga, processions in Gopalganj and Katihar witnessed violent clashes between groups.
A person was electrocuted, while more than a dozen were severely burned during a tazia procession in Darbhanga district late Saturday night.
The incident took place at Kakorha village of Tardih block under Sakatpur police station area during a Muharram procession. The tazia came in contact with a high-tension wire of 11,000 volt while people from three villages gathered for the traditional 'tazia milan'.
Sakatpur SHO, Manish Kumar, said, "A person died and 24 others were injured in the incident.
The injured were admitted to the primary health centre at Tardih first, then referred to DMCH, Darbhanga. The patients are currently receiving medical care, and doctors have confirmed their conditions are stable. Authorities are conducting a probe into the matter."
In a separate incident in Gopalganj district, violent clashes erupted between two villages during a Muharram procession near Shikmi Dhala under Manjhagarh police station area on Sunday.
The clash erupted when processions from Shikmi village and Chhavhi Takki village met, leading to a violent confrontation involving sticks, stones, and bricks. Approximately a dozen people were injured in the incident.
District magistrate (DM) of Gopalganj, Pawan Kumar Sinha, said: "The altercation began when the two akhara groups disagreed over stunt performances. A person was injured in the clash. He was admitted to the nearest hospital where his condition is reported to be stable."
Tension also arose in Katihar district on Sunday when two communities engaged in a dispute during a Muharram procession near a Mahavir temple in the Naya Tola locality. Both groups started pelting stones at each other, leading to damage to several vehicles.
Denying injury to any person in the incident, Katihar DM, Manesh Kumar Meena, said: "The situation was brought under control by the authorities without any injuries reported to anyone. The administration will take strict action against the people involved in violence. They have been identified. Further action is being taken against them."
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