The incident precipitated panic among the many devotees (Representational)
Mathura, UP:
Two ladies devotees from West Bengal ready in a queue for prasad exterior an ashram in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura suffered severe burns after an individual serving ‘khichdi’ slipped and the recent meals fell on them, officers mentioned on Saturday.
Eight different ladies standing within the queue additionally suffered minor accidents when the recent khichdi from the utensil splashed onto them, they mentioned.
All the injured devotees have been rushed to the district hospital, from the place two in essential situation have been referred to a hospital in Agra, they added.
The incident occurred on Friday on the Gauri Gopal Ashram in Mathura’s Vrindavan space, the officers mentioned. Chief Medical Superintendent of the district hospital Dr Vandana Agrawal mentioned the ladies belonged to a bunch of devotees who had come from West Bengal on a visit to Vrindavan.
On Friday morning, when all of them reached the Gauri Gopal Ashram positioned in Parikrama Marg Sant Colony, prasad was being distributed exterior. As the devotees queued as much as obtain ‘khichdi’, which is made with rice and lentils, an individual carrying the utensil slipped and the recent meals splashed onto the ladies standing close by, Dr Agrawal mentioned.
The incident precipitated panic among the many devotees and the ten injured ladies have been rushed to the hospital, she added.
According to hospital authorities, two devotees who have been significantly injured have been instantly referred to SN Medical College in Agra, whereas the remaining have been discharged after first assist remedy.
Aniruddhacharya of Gauri Gopal Ashram mentioned the prasad is distributed to a lot of devotees every single day. Friday’s incident occurred when an worker of the ashram carrying the khichdi slipped.
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