14 people in Muharram procession hurt after electrocution

At least 14 people were injured when the tazia they were carrying during a Muharram procession came in contact with a high-tension wire in the Pipra Bijwara area in Bihar’s Araria district on Wednesday, police said.

 

The procession was passing through an open field when a portion of the tazia came in contact with a high-tension electric wire, they said.

 

All the injured were part of the procession.

 

“While eight persons, who are seriously injured, have been admitted in the Araria district hospital, the rest were discharged after giving necessary medical care,” a police statement said. 

 

Further details are awaited.