Yatri stand in Mathura collapses, two killed, three injured

Agra: A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the collapse of the shed of a Yatri stand, constructed from the MLA’s discretionary fund in Mathura’s Neem Village, that led to the death of two persons, including a woman, and injured three others on Sunday.
The shed was constructed during Pooran Prakash’s reign as an MLA from Lokdal party in 2007. He, subsequently, joined the BJP and is presently an MLA from Gokul.
While 70-year-old Khemchand died on the spot, Tulsi, 65, succumbed to her injuries during her treatment in the district hospital. The three injured were identified as Kalwa, Omvati and Aliya Khan. All three have been admitted to a hospital.
Agitated local residents blocked the traffic by putting the deceased’s body on the road and demanded financial assistance to their family members. It was only after the intervention of district officials, who assured them of all possible help, that they lifted the blockade.
Police said that all five persons entered the Yatri stand shed to save themselves from the rain when suddenly the roof collapsed.
Mathura district magistrate Sarvagya Ram Misra said that a magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the matter. He added that chief minister Yogi Adityanath has announced Rs 4 lakh compensation to the kin of the deceased.