Seven killed, 16 injured as Rath touched overhead power lines in North Tripura

At least seven persons including two children died and 16 others received injuries after the chariot they were pulling came in contact with an overhead power cable during a Rath Yatra procession at Kumarghat in Tripura’s Unakoti district on Wednesday.

Officials said the condition of five injured devotees is said to be critical. They said the flag post of the chariot, made of iron, touched the 33KV overhead power lines at around 4.45 pm as the devotees pulled the chariot much beyond the area where it was supposed to be stopped. The devotees died due to electrocution. The incident took place during the Ulta Rath or return Rath procession.