A birthday celebration turned into a tragedy when a building collapsed in Agra, killing two revelers on the spot and leaving 15 others with serious injuries on Monday evening.
As per reports, Aniket Chaudhary's birthday party was organised at his friend Sonu Verma's house in Tajganj area and several friends and family members were invited for the function on Tuesday evening. Verma had bought the house 30 years ago and was renovating it.
While the Disc Jockey (DJ) belted out peppy numbers at high volume on the roof top and nearly 50 guests started dancing to the beats, the floor suddenly collapsed, taking down the revellers and burying them in the rubble. The loud thud soon caught the attention of the neighbours, who rushed to the scene to rescue the trapped people and also informed the police about the incident.
Later teams of police and fire department rushed to the spot and started rescue operations. During the process, the rescuers found two lifeless bodies and nearly 15 seriously injured persons. The victims were rushed to a hospital where two of them were pronounced dead and the rest were being provided treatment.
Confirming the incident, District Magistrate of Agra, Prabhu N Singh, said, "Teams of police and fire brigade rushed to the spot as soon as they received the information. The injured were rushed to the nearby hospitals."
Meanwhile, three persons died while another was admitted to a hospital after they consumed spurious liquor at Kaulara Kala and Barkula villages in Agra on Monday night. Subsequently, four liquor shops near the two villages were sealed and liquor samples were sent or chemical examination.
According to reports, Radhe (42) and Anil (34) of Kaulara Kala village, Gaya Prasad (50) of Barkula village and Ramveer (30) consumed liquor after buying the drink from local shops. After gulping the drinks, their health started deteriorating and they were rushed to nearby hospitals. While family members of Radhe performed his last rites without informing the police late Monday night, the bodies of the other two deceased were sent for post-mortem.
SP (East Agra Rural) Ashok Venkat told media persons that Radhe, Anil and Gaya Prasad died while Ramveer was undergoing treatment at a hospital. "The actual cause of the death is not known yet and will be confirmed only after the autopsy. Four liquor shops near the villages have been sealed and further investigations are underway,’ he said.
Meanwhile in Bahraich, upset with her in-laws, a newly married woman allegedly served them with poisonous tea killing an 18-month-old son of her sister-in-law and rendering four in-laws severely ill in Machhiyahi village under Kotwali Dehat police station on Monday.
The four taken ill were identified as the woman's father-in-law Pancham Jaiswal, brother-in-law Jitendra, sister-in-law Shivani and Shivani's daughter Srishti. An 18-month child, Shivnath, who died was the son of accused Anita's second sister-in-law. The sick are undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
Anita was married to Jaiswal's son Pooran last December, but she was upset with her in-laws. She even left the in-laws' place recently but returned on Monday when her husband was away. Later, she prepared tea for the family and served it after mixing some poisonous substance she brought from her parent's home.
A case was registered against Anita on the complaint of her brother-in-law and she was detained.