UP: Two killed, three injured after shed of a yatri stand in Mathura collapses

AGRA: A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the collapse of the shed of a yatri stand, constructed from the MLA’s discretionary fund in Mathura’s Neem Village that led to the death of two persons, including a woman, and injuries to three others on Sunday.
While Khemchand, 70 died on the spot, Tulsi, 65, succumbed to her injuries during the treatment in the district hospital.The three injured were identified as Kalwa, Omvati and Aliya Khan and all of them are admitted in the hospital for the treatment.
Agitated local residents blocked the traffic by putting the deceased’s body on the road and demanded financial assistance to their family members. They lifted the blockade after the intervention of district officials, who assured them all possible help.
Police said that all five persons entered the yatri stand shed to save themselves from the rain and suddenly the roof collapsed.
Pooran Prakash was an MLA from Lok Dal party in 2007 when the shed was constructed. He subsequently joined the BJP and is presently an MLA from Gokul.
Mathura’s district magistrate Sarvagya Ram Misra said that a magisterial inquiry has been marked into the matter. He added that chief minister Yogi Adityanath has announced RS 4 lakh compensation to the kin of the deceased.