UP: 13 women die after falling into well during 'haldi' celebrations

Thirteen women and children all girls died after falling into a well while performing a marriage ritual in Uttar Pradeshs Kushinagar district police said on ThursdayThe incident in which at least 10 people were also injured took place at Naurangiya Tola village when an iron grille they were sitting on broke they saidChief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed grief over the incidentOn Wednesday night the prewedding ritual of haldi was being performed Some women and children were sitting on the iron grille and it suddenly broke and fell into the well District Magistrate S Rajalingam saidAt least 10 people were also injured in the incident at the village under the Nebua Naurangiya police station area he said adding that they have been hospitalisedAccording to information received so far 13 people have died Pooja 19 Shashi Kala 15 Shakuntala 35 Mamta Devi 35 Meera 25 Pooja 20 Pari 1 Jyoti 15 Radhika 16 Sundari 15 Aarti 10 Pappi 20 and Manu 18 officials saidThey said that an assistance of Rs 4 lakh will be to the family of each the deceasedThe bodies have been sent for postmortem and the case is being investigated Rajalingam saidCondoling the loss of lives Prime Minister Modi described the incident as heartrendingHe extended his condolences to the families of victims and wished a quick recovery for the injured The local administration is offering all possible help Modi said in a tweetDirecting officials to provide all assistance Adityanath tweeted ldquoThe death of villagers in an unfortunate incident in Naurangiya Tola village of Kushinagar district is very sad My condolences are with the bereaved families of the deceased Prabhu Shri Ram is wishing for the speedy recovery of the injuredrdquoAccording to a state government spokesperson in Lucknow the chief minister has directed officials of the district administration to ensure proper treatment to the injured peoplePM Modi announces exgratia of Rs 2 lakhPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended condolences to the families of the 13 people who lost their livesThe accident in Kushinagar Uttar Pradesh is heartwrenching I express my deepest condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives in this With this I wish the injured a speedy recovery The local administration is involved in all possible help PM Modi saidPM Modi has announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from the Prime Ministers National Relief Fund PMNRF for the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to the tragic mishap in Kushinagar Rs 50000 would be given to the injuredThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever