Twenty-five injured in Maharashtra's Jalna district after winds bring down mandap at religious event

The temporary mandap, constructed with the help of iron rods, collapsed due to strong winds. Representational pic

Twenty-five devotees were injured on Sunday afternoon after a 'mandap' constructed for a religious event in Maharashtra's Jalna district collapsed owing to strong winds, an official said.

Thirteen persons have sustained serious wounds and are being treated at Jalna district hospital, while the remaining 12 are admitted to the rural health centre in Hasnabad, the official informed.

The incident took place in Wazirkheda village in Bhokardan tehsil at 1 pm when a large crowd of devotees had gathered to listen to a 'Shiv Mahapuran' discourse by Santosh Maharaj Adhavne, he said.

"The temporary mandap, constructed with the help of iron rods, collapsed due to strong winds. Its covering fell on the devotees gathered below," the official stated.

Former Zilla Parishad member Ganesh Phuke said the event continued after the injured were sent to hospital and the mandap was rebuilt.

The discourse, which began on April 18, will continue till April 25, and more than 5,000 devotees had gathered this afternoon, Phuke added.

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