15 injured in lintel collapse on Tarn Taran gurdwara premises

As many as 15 devotees and volunteers were injured when lintel of an under-construction langar hall of Gurdwara Baba Darshan Das collapsed at Sangatpur village on Thursday.

Six of the injured were rushed to a private hospital and seven were admitted to the civil hospital. Some were discharged after giving first aid while three others were referred to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar, owing to their serious condition.

Gurdwara Baba Darshan Das is under the control of Baba Avtar Singh, head, Bidhi Chand sect, Sursingh.

Gurwinder Singh, a follower of the sect, said the lintel work was started on the covered area of 100X80 feet around 11 am. He said the work was near completion when the lintel suddenly caved in around 4 pm. He said a large number of devotees present on the occasion started the rescue operation. People trapped under the debris were rescued and sent to nearby hospitals, he said. Most victims belonged to Sangatpur village.

Ravisher Singh, DSP, Goindwal Sahib, said the injured were identified as Bhupinder Singh, Lakhwinder Singh, Jugraj Singh, Kulwant Singh, Amritpal Singh, Satnam Singh, Bikram Singh, Khajan Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Lovepreet Singh, Balbir Singh, Sukhdev Singh and Harwinder Singh.

The DSP said Bikram Singh, Khajan Singh and Gurpreet Singh were referred to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar, as their condition was stated to be critical.