Muharram Tragedy: Electrocution and Structural Collapses Claim Multiple Lives, Injure Dozens

Four people died, including a 12-year-old child, and 26 were injured in separate incidents during Muharram processions in various districts of Uttar Pradesh. Cases of electrocution and structural collapses were reported from Gonda, Pratapgarh, Ballia, Sant Kabir Nagar, and Kannauj. An interfaith clash also broke out in Bahraich over a procession route, injuring four.

A tragedy struck during Muharram processions in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, resulting in four deaths and 26 injuries across multiple districts. Electrocution incidents took the lives of several, including a 12-year-old child in Gonda. Another electrocution in Pratapgarh killed a 25-year-old.

In other districts, structural collapses added to the toll. In Gonda's Itiathok area, four people were electrocuted while in Ballia, the collapse of a roof injured four children. Additional injuries were reported in Kannauj from another roof collapse.

Adding to the chaos, an interfaith clash in Bahraich over a tazia procession route led to four injuries. The conflict erupted in Sanchauli village when procession participants removed a farmer's fence, according to police reports.

(With inputs from agencies.)