Crane Malfunction Injures Corporator Garlanding Maharana Pratap Statue

A corporator and two others were injured when a crane boom collapsed while they were garlanding a statue of Maharana Pratap in Bhopal. Jitendra Singh Rajput, the corporator from ward number 66 of Bhopal Municipal Corporation, sustained a leg fracture. He attributed the incident to poor crane maintenance by the municipal corporation.

A tragic incident occurred in Bhopal's MP Nagar locality on Sunday when the boom of a crane collapsed as corporator Jitendra Singh Rajput and two others were garlanding a statue of Maharana Pratap. The mishap left all three injured, with Rajput suffering a leg fracture.

According to Rajput, the crane was provided by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation and was not adequately maintained. 'We were on the crane's basket when it suddenly gave way,' said Rajput, who is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital.

The incident has sparked outrage and discussion on social media, especially after a video capturing the accident went viral. Calls for better safety measures and maintenance protocols for municipal equipment have intensified following the mishap.