Gonda (UP), Aug 9 (PTI) Twelve people were injured after a ‘tazia’ came in contact with a power line during a Muharram procession here on Tuesday, police said.
No one was seriously injured in the incident, they said.
Circle Officer, Colonelganj, Munna Upadhyay said when a Muharram procession reached Rajeshwari Devi Mahavidyalaya in the Katra Bazar police station area, the ‘tazia’ touched an overhead power line, resulting in injuries to 12 people.
All the injured were immediately rushed to the local community health centre. They were discharged after first-aid, he said.
Later, the ‘tazia’ was taken to its destination by others who were part of the procession, Upadhyay said. PTI COR SAB DIV DIV
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