A very painful and major accident took place last night (14 March) during a wedding ceremony in Manjhiyawan village under Obra police station area of Aurangabad district. Here, in an atmosphere of joy, during the Jaymala, a portico suddenly collapsed. In this accident, two people died tragically due to being buried under the debris, while 25 other people were seriously injured. This heart-wrenching incident turned the auspicious wedding songs into screams and mourning in a moment.
According to the information received, the wedding procession of the daughter of Ramvyas Singh, resident of Manjhiyawan village, had come and there was an atmosphere of happiness all around. During the Jayamala program, a large number of women had climbed the portico next to the house to watch it. Due to excessive crowd and heavy weight, the portico could not bear the weight and suddenly broke and fell down. Unfortunately, Akhileshwar Yadav and Satyanarayan Singh were sitting just below the portico, who were hit by the heavy debris.
Relief and situation of the injured
As soon as the accident happened, there was chaos in the function. Local people immediately started rescue by removing the debris and informed the Obra police. All the injured were hurriedly taken to various hospitals in Obra and Aurangabad. After investigation there, doctors declared Akhileshwar and Satyanarayan dead. Considering the serious condition of some of the other 25 injured, they have been referred to a higher centre.
Both the deceased were brothers of the bride.
It is said that both the deceased were brothers of the bride. Akhileshwar Yadav was working as a civil operator in Kalyan Chak Colliery located in Chirkunda, Dhanbad. There are two daughters and one son in his family, out of which one daughter is married. Whereas, the second deceased Satyanarayan Yadav was a farmer by profession. He also has two daughters and a son, and he got all his three children married.
Due to this unexpected incident, the atmosphere of the entire village is sad and the family members are crying and in bad condition. Kunal Pratap, son of former Obra MLA Birendra Singh and social activist Abhimanyu Yadav, sarpanch of Tejpura Panchayat, who were present at the spot at the time of the incident, have expressed deep grief over this incident.