Seven people killed after 400-yr-old wall collapses in MP’s Datia district

Expressing grief over the incident, chief minister Mohan Yadav announced a compensation of ₹4 lakh each to the family of the deceased

Published on: Sep 12, 2024, 15:40:57 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Seven persons were killed when a 400-year-old wall of Rajgarh Fort adjacent to a house collapsed on Thursday due to heavy rainfall in Madhya Pradesh’s Datia town, an official said.

The incident took place at around 4 am in Khalkapura area. (Representative file photo)

Expressing grief over the incident, state chief minister Mohan Yadav announced a compensation of ₹4 lakh each to the family of the deceased.

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Datia superintendent of police (SP) Virendra Kumar Mishra said, “A loud sound was heard at around 3:30am on Thursday by locals. When they came out, they saw that the wall of the fort had collapsed. Two people buried under the debris were immediately rescued. They were rushed to the hospital. Seven bodies were taken out from the debris in the rescue operation which lasted for nine hours.”

Heavy rain wreaks havoc in MP

In northern and central Madhya Pradesh, schools have been shut in 12 districts due to heavy rainfall.

As many as 30 villages in Dabra town, people are stranded in the floods and authorities including the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are pressed into rescue operations.

“A team of 60 people is coming from Hyderabad in a special air force plane to rescue people in Dabra. The NDRF team will airlift the people by helicopter. The local administration has already evacuated 400 people stranded in the floods”, said Ruchika Chauhan, collector, Gwalior.

In Narmadapuram, the Narmada river is overflowing seven feet above the danger mark.

CM Yadav on Thursday morning held a high-level meeting where it was decided that leaves of state government officers and employees remain cancelled.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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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