BSS :
Thirteen women and girls died after accidentally falling down into a well during marriage celebrations in northern India, police said on Thursday.The victims were sitting on an iron slab covering the well on Wednesday when it gave way, Senior Police Officer Akhil Kumar told reporters in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh state.
District Magistrate S. Rajalingam said that the well was old and could not take
the weight of those sitting on the wedge. “The victims fell down and were crushed under the debris,” he said.
The women and children had gathered to take part in a marriage ritual in
their village. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the accident was “heart-wrenching”. “The local administration is involved in all possible help,” he tweeted.Indian weddings are often grand affairs with huge number of guests and lavish ceremonies that run for several days.
In 2017, 24 wedding revellers were killed in the northwestern state of Rajasthan when a wall crashed down on them during a storm.
