5 People Die After Portion of Building Collapses Near Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan | Watch

Five people were killed and four were injured after a portion of an old building collapsed near the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh,

Mathura: In an unfortunate incident reported from Mathura, five people have lost their lives after a portion of an old building collapsed near the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. According to Mathura District Magistrate Pulkit Khare, four others have sustained injuries. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakhs to the next of kin of those killed in the incident and directed officials to ensure proper treatment of those injured, officials in Lucknow said.

The officials identified the deceased as Geeta Kashyap (50), Arvind Kumar Yadav (35) and Rashmi Gupta (52) from Kanpur, Anju Murgan (51) of Vrindavan and Chandan Rai (28) of Deoria.

The incident took place in the evening, police said, adding that a big chunk of a balcony collapsed on devotees walking past the house first and as work was underway to rescue those trapped under the debris, a wall of the building collapsed.

BJP leader and Lok Sabha Member from Mathura Hema Malini also expressed her distress over the incident. She took to X and wrote, “Tragic news from Mathura. Extremely upset and sad to hear of a haadsa near the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan. An old dilapidated house near the temple, already in bad shape, collapsed in the heavy rain that battered the city. Five people lost their lives and more were injured and have been hospitalised. My heart goes out to the victims and their families and I will do all I can to reach out to them.”

VIDEO | A portion of an old building collapses near Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan. More details are awaited. pic.twitter.com/lRUd9H7GTr

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Visuals from the site near Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan where a portion of an old building collapsed earlier today. pic.twitter.com/GTlObysqtA

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Earlier, the police had informed that around 11 people are reported to be injured, of them four are critical. “The police were coincidentally present near the site of the incident. All people who were under the debris have been rescued and shifted to a local hospital. Around 11 people were injured, of them four are critical,” Mathura SSP Shailesh Kumar Pandey said earlier.