At least 13 women and girls dead after falling into a well during a wedding in Uttar Pradesh

Kushinagar: At least 13 women lost their lives after falling into a well during wedding celebrations in the Nebua Naurangia area of Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh. According to reports, several women and young girls were sitting on a slab of a well during haldi ceremony when suddenly, due to heavy load, the slab broke and the women plunged inside.

Speaking on this, Gorakhpur Zone ADG, Akhil Kumar told reporters, “13 women have died. The incident occurred last night at around 8.30 pm in the Nebua Naurangia, Kushinagar. The incident happened during a wedding program wherein some people were sitting on a slab of a well & due to heavy load,the slab broke.

The senior official said a compensation of Rs. 4 lakh would be paid to the family of each person killed in the incident.