Kolkata, November 14, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
An 18-year-old girl was killed after her hair got caught in a generator during a Kali Puja idol immersion procession in West Bengal’s Nadia district, police said on Saturday.
The deceased, identified as Diya Sarkar, was a resident of Bapuji Nagar in Badkulla, under Taherpur police station limits. She was a Class 11 student at a local high school.
The incident took place on Friday night when a procession was returning after the idol immersion at Gariapota Ghat. Diya was among the people participating in the procession in the Bapuji Nagar Purandarpur area under Badkulla-II Gram Panchayat.
According to local residents, her long, untied hair got caught in the exposed part of a generator fitted to a moving engine van. She was pulled towards the generator and sustained critical injuries. Despite immediate efforts by people present at the spot, she died there.
Police from Taherpur police station reached the site after receiving information. The body was taken to Shaktinagar District Hospital, where a post-mortem examination was being conducted on Saturday.
Police have seized the vehicles used in the immersion procession, including the engine van, and taken them to the police station. An investigation is underway to determine how the accident occurred and whether negligence or an error contributed to it. No detention or arrest has been reported so far.
The incident comes after another similar accident in Nadia district. A young woman, identified as Soma Bin, was seriously injured during a procession in Santipur when her open hair reportedly got caught in the wheels of a generator. She is undergoing treatment.
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