Four children died while two others escaped with injuries during digging soil at quarry at Barkhedi village under Sukhisewania police station area in the day on Sunday; all deceased were minors in the age group of 5 to 12 years.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed profound grievance over the issue and have declared compensation for the family of the deceased.
Six injured children were rushed to hospital where four of them died on the way and declared dead when they reached hospital. Condition of the two injured is reportedly critical who are undergoing treatment at Hamidia hospital.The incident occurred when the children were digging soil and it caved in, trapping six children. The remaining who were at the spot rushed to the village and alerted the locals.
The locals rushed to the spot and rescued the trapped children but four of them died and two escaped but are critical.Villagers faced difficulty in rescuing the trapped children from the soil. The children have gone to bring soil which is used in painting of their houses on the occasion of Diwali festival.The deceased were identified as Kavita (12), Balli Bai (9), Manoj Singh (7) and Asha Bai(8) while the injured were identified as Rohit and Vikas Singh.Bodies were sent for post mortem after the preliminary investigation and a case under section 174 of the CrPC was registered.[23:01, 09/11/2020] Ruchika Jio. Pioneer:
Another page 1InboxGirish Sharma9:41 PM (1 hour ago)to BhopalStaff ReporterBhopalAll preparations for counting of Vidhan Sabha by-election 2020 have been completed.
Voting for the by election of 28 assembly constituencies in 19 districts of the state was held on November 3. Counting of votes for this will be begin at 8 am on November 10 at the respective district headquarters. Counting of votes will be undertaken amidst complete security arrangements in adherence to the directions of Election Commission of India and guidelines of Covid-19.Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Shri Pramod Shukla informed that keeping in mind the guidelines of Covid-19 this time, there will be 14 tables each in each round with the aim of maintaining social distancing