Auraiya,

07 Aug (HS): An old woman and two minor girls died after being buried under the

debris of a kutcha house that collapsed late night in Jaitapur village of the

Sadar Kotwali area of ​​Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh. This heart-wrenching

incident occurred around 11 pm on Wednesday night, when everyone was getting

ready to sleep. The deceased have been identified as Ramvati (62 years), Muskan

(12 years) and Ishani (9 years). According to the family members, the three

were watching television in a room of the house at night, when suddenly the

dilapidated roof collapsed. Hearing the sound of the falling roof, people from

the vicinity reached the spot and began efforts to remove the debris.

After

about an hour of struggle, all three were pulled out and rushed to the district

hospital (50 beds), where doctors declared them dead. On receiving the

information, police and administrative officials reached the spot. Kotwali

in-charge Rajkumar Singh said that the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.

The administration is investigating the incident and the victim's family has

been assured of all possible help.

Wave

of grief among villagers: After the accident, a wave of grief has spread in the

entire village. The condition of the deceased family is already said to be very

pathetic. The villagers have demanded financial help from the administration.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi