14 killed due to stepwell collapse in Indore, many missing, Army called for rescue, know latest updates

Indore: On the day of Ram Navami in Indore, the happiness of Lord Ram’s birth turned into chaos. Here about 25 people fell in the stepwell of Beleshwar Mahadev temple. There was a stir after the sudden accident. Till late Thursday night, 14 people have been confirmed dead, while five more bodies are feared trapped in the foothills of the stepwell.

Five more dead bodies seen on the foothills

SDRF DIG Mahesh Chandra Jain told Navbharat Times that we have retrieved bodies of 12 people from the stepwell during the rescue operation, while one woman and one man died after being taken to the hospital. He told that after emptying the water of the stepwell, five more bodies have been seen in its foothills, which are being tried to be removed.

Army was called for rescue

So far 14 people have been confirmed dead in this incident at Beleshwar Mahadev Temple in Indore. At the same time, even after 12 o’clock on Thursday night, teams of Army, Police, NDRF, SDRF, Fire Brigade, Municipal Corporation and District Administration are engaged for rescue. Along with JCB and crane, a large number of administration staff is engaged in rescue work.

Indore Bawali Accident: 14 people died, there may be more bodies in the stepwell, 40 feet of water inside

Outrage among people after the incident

There is a lot of anger among the people after the incident. People said that if the common man encroaches on an inch of land, then they come with bulldozers to break it. How was encroachment allowed on land worth 20 crores? The stepwell, which was more than 80 years old, was not covered with concrete. The tiles were covered by avoiding the bars. Because of this the accident happened. The history of Bawdi is recorded in the Municipal Corporation.