At least 25 persons were killed and 28 others injured when a wall of a marriage hall collapsed in Bhartapur district late on May 10, police said. The incident occurred at around 10 p.m. in Sewar police station area when a wall of a wedding hall collapsed and people were trapped inside the debris. Injured have been referred to various government and private hospitals while some of the injured who are critical have been referred to Jaipur, a police official said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next kin of those killed, while Rs 50,000 for those who are seriously injured in the incident.
PM announces ex gratia of Rs 2 lakhs for the next of kin of those killed in Bharatpur (Raj) incident, Rs 50,000 for those seriously injured.
— ANI (@ANI_news) May 11, 2017
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is likely to visit the wedding hall that collapsed last night killing 25 people and injuring 28 in Bharatpur. She took to Twitter and expressed grief over the incident.
भरतपुर में विवाह स्थल में हुए दुखद हादसे का सुन कर मन व्यथित हो गया – शोक संतप्त परिजनों को धैर्य प्रदान करने की ईश्वर से कामना करती हूँ।
— Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) May 11, 2017
घायलों के शीघ्र स्वास्थ लाभ की कामना करती हूँ। जिला प्रशासन को हर संभव सहायता हेतु निर्देश दिए गए हैं।
— Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) May 11, 2017
District Magistrate N.K. Gupta said that the incident was triggered due to a thunderstorm and rainfall in the district.
#UPDATE: Total 25 people have lost their lives in the wedding hall collapse incident in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur last night
— ANI (@ANI_news) May 11, 2017
Meanwhile, eyewitnesses told IANS that the wall collapsed due to a thunderstorm that lashed several parts of the state on Wednesday night.
#LatestVisuals 25 people lost their lives after wall of a wedding hall collapsed in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur last night. pic.twitter.com/pWnY3CVh4p
— ANI (@ANI_news) May 11, 2017
