SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, July 29: In a major tragedy, four persons were electrocuted and more than dozen severely hurt when the Muharram Tazia touched high tension ( 11000 volts) live wires in Khetko village under Petarbar police station of Bermo subdivision in Bokaro district, around 117 km away from Ranchi on Saturday morning.
Village chief of Khetko Panchaya Shabeer Hussain told media persons that the deceased villagers were identified as Asif Raja (21), Annaul Rub ( 35), Gulam Hussain (18) and Sajid Ansari (18).
Among the injured persons, the village chief said, nine critical persons were sent to Bokaro General Hospital (BGH) while other who sustained minor injury are under treatment at local clinics and hospitals.]
Official sources said the incident occurred around 5.30 am the Muharram Tazia was taken out from Khetko village based Dargah Muhalla Imambad for Karbala. On the way, the Tazia came in contact of high tension ( 11000 volt) live wires in which its battery exploded.
Four persons died on the spot from electric shock while dozen participants of the Tazia procession got injured.
First, the injured persons were taken to nearby DVC Thermal power hospital where doctors referred critical patients to Bokaro General Hospital.
The family members of injured persons alleged that since neither Bermo divisional administrative officers nor any police official reached the spot as well as DVC hospital, they had to face undue delay in taking away injured persons to Bokaro hospital as there was no ambulance available there.
