Magisterial Probe Ordered into Gwalior Temple Tragedy, CM Visits Injured Persons in Hospital
Gwalior district collector Ruchika Chauhan directed additional district magistrate (ADM) C B Prasad to probe the incident and submit the report within seven days, officials said on Sunday.
Gwalior: A magisterial probe has been ordered into the temple tragedy in the Gwalior city in Madhya Pradesh, where a speeding truck crushed 15 devotees to death in the wee hours of Saturday.
Gwalior district collector Ruchika Chauhan directed additional district magistrate (ADM) C B Prasad to probe the incident and submit the report within seven days, officials said on Monday.
The probe officer has been asked to find out the cause of the accident, how the paddy-laden truck was allowed into the no-entry area and find out those responsible for the incident, sources said.
According to the order issued by the district collector in this regard, a speeding truck travelling on the Chinnor road on the intervening night of October 17-18 had gone out of control and rammed into five shops opened near the Sheetla Mandir in Antari area before running over the devotees, leading to the tragedy.
Fifteen devotees were killed and 26 others injured in the incident.
Meanwhile, chief minister Mohan Yadav on Monday visited the injured persons admitted to the trauma Centre of the local hospital in Gwalior and enquired about their health conditions.
Seven injured persons were undergoing treatment in the trauma Centre of the hospital.
He said that a probe has been ordered into the incident and those found responsible for it would be taken to task.
Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia was also present on the occasion. Scindia and the CM met the injured.
