9 killed as balcony of house collapses at Bharatpur in Rajasthan

Yash Goyal

Our Correspondent

Jaipur, April 29

A marriage function turned into a nightmare as nine people, including six women, were buried alive while 15 others were injured as the balcony of a house where a marriage ceremony was on collapsed at Pidhi village on Nadbai road in Bharatpur district on Friday night.

Eight of the seriously injured were referred to Jaipur’s SMS Hospital, while seven others were admitted to a government hospital at Bharatpur, SHO Kumher Thana Vijay Singh Meena said on Saturday.

The deceased were identified as Angoori, 70; Lajja, 60; Kamlesh, 45; Kailashi, 40; Harbheji, 70; Chattani,10; Bharatlal, 45; Bhoodev, 50; and Bhagwan Singh, 40.

Over 50 people were busy in the ‘bhat’ ceremony on the ground floor and on the balcony of the newly built house when it fell down at 10 pm. Most of the victims were sitting on the ground floor when the mishap occurred and they were trapped inside the debris. 

Rescue operation mounted in the wee hours was completed in the afternoon, the SHO said. 

A Jatav family was holding the ‘bhat’ ceremony of his two sons. Fortunately, neither the grooms, nor their parents were hurt in the mishap, the SHO said.

The bodies were handed over to the families after the autopsy.