Eleven women and girls were among 13 dead and ten others sustained injuries when they accidentally fell into a well during a ‘haldi’ ceremony at a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar late Wednesday late evening.
The women had gathered near the well for an event when suddenly, the slab kept on it broke and the victims fell inside. Hearing screams, locals ran and pulled out the victims.
The victims are relatives and neighbours of the family who had organised the wedding in a village in Nibua Naurangiya.
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