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Three persons buried alive, 7 injured as wall collapses in Udaipur’s Krishi Upaj Mandi

Police booked a case against the shop builder who was digging a deep basement near the accident site at 4:45 pm, SHO said.

Three persons buried alive, 7 injured as wall collapses in Udaipur’s Krishi Upaj Mandi

Three persons buried alive, 7 injured as wall collapses in Udaipur's Krishi Upaj Mandi

Three persons including two customers were on Wednesday buried alive and seven others were injured when a wall of a shop collapsed due to basement construction in a neighbouring shop in Krishi Upaj Mandi at Udaipur.

The deceased Nilesh Minariya and Bavesh had come to the Mandi for shopping while Jashpal was working there as a farm labourer, SHO Hiran Magri Ram Sumer Meena told SNS when called.

The injured were rushed to the Maharana Bhupal Government Hospital and admitted to the ICU.

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Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot who was camping in the city visited the hospital to direct medical authorities to take the best medical care to the injured. Gehlot announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs. 2 lakh each to the next of the kin of the deceased and Rs.50000 for the injured.

Police booked a case against the shop builder who was digging a deep basement near the accident site at 4:45 pm, SHO said.

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