12 injured after 'tazia' touches power line during Muharram procession in UP

August 09, 2022 20:42

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Twelve people were injured after a tazia came in contact with a power line during a Muharram procession in Gonda on Tuesday, the police said.

No one was seriously injured in the incident, they said.

Circle officer, Colonelganj, Munna Upadhyay said when a Muharram procession reached Rajeshwari Devi Mahavidyalaya in the Katra Bazar police station area, the tazia touched an overhead power line, resulting in injuries to 12 people.

All the injured were immediately rushed to the local community health centre.

They were discharged after first-aid, he said.

Later, the tazia was taken to its destination by others who were part of the procession, Upadhyay said. -- PTI

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