2 dead, 2 hurt after wall near Mahakal temple collapses

The wall was being constructed around the building of an old Maharajwada school which was being converted into a heritage hotel

Published on: Sep 27, 2024, 21:46:22 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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BHOPAL: Two persons were killed and two injured after a boundary wall of an under-construction heritage hotel near gate number four of Mahakaleshwar temple collapsed following heavy rains in Ujjain on Friday evening, police said.

Two of the four persons injured in the incident have been taken to a hospital in Indore (Screengrab)

Ujjain district collector Neeraj Singh told reporters that two persons died and the rescue operation was going on. Superintendent of police Pradeep Sharma also confirmed that two people were killed and two others were injured in the mishap.

The deceased have been identified as Farheen Khan, 22, a resident of Jaisinghpura and Ajay Yogi, 27, a resident of Shivshakti Nagar.

Among the injured are Sharda Bai, 40, a resident of Ujjainia village and three-year-old Ruhi of Jaisinghpura in Ujjain. Two of the injured have been referred to Bombay Hospital Indore.

A second police officer said the efforts to remove the debris with heavy machinery such as earth movers were continuing amid the heavy downpour.

“This is a natural calamity. We are trying to provide all kinds of help to the families of injured and deceased,” said the temple’s head priest Ashish Pujari said,

The 20-year-old wall, which collapsed on Friday, was the boundary wall of a school and now a new wall has been constructed by the Tourism department for the Heritage hotel just 10 feet away.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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