New Delhi: On Monday evening, 25-year-old Guriya Kumari headed to the Dussehra Ground in Vikaspuri with her family members, excited to try out the new ‘mixer ride’ at the fair. The joyride, however, turned fatal as the gate gave way while it was in operation, hurling Guriya first onto a generator and then to a metal staircase. a man was seriously injured While Guriya died.
The incident took place around 1.30am early Tuesday.
After four-five rotations, as the ride started gaining speed, the gate suddenly opened and my sister fell off,” she said. How can the organiser continue to run programmes at the same place even after such an incident?” said Mahto. Late Thursday, police arrested Mandeep, owner and operator of the ride, and Ramesh , the supervisor. Guriya’s sister, Rinki Devi, alleged the ride kept spinning even after the gate broke, as the operator had gone to watch a Ramlila performance. “They kept stuffing people into the ride and started it before we could even stand properly. “While I was receiving my daughter’s dead body, people were singing, dancing and enjoying themselves at the fair.
Guriya had a fractured neck, blood clots in the chest and a deep wound that split open her forehead, her family said. He was discharged from RML Hospital after doctors said he was fine, despite being unable to walk or speak, according to his family. Ravi has since been admitted to the ICU of a private hospital, they said.
After her death, Guriya’s family marched to the fair and demanded that the organiser stop the event. They were allegedly driven out of the fair as a dandiya programme was about to begin. A video circulating on social media shows the fair’s organiser, Sunil Jindal, claiming the victims suffered minor injuries and were fine. Ravi , the other person who fell from the ride, sustained injuries to his head, neck and waist, and remains critical. Ravi, who runs a small motorcycle repair shop alongside his family’s departmental store, had gone to the fair on the insistence of a friend.
He had taken the same ride a day before the accident as well.