1 dead, two injured as part of temple collapses in Rajasthan’s Karauli

Jaipur, Jan 17 (PTI) A woman died and two people were injured on Tuesday when a portion of a temple in Rajasthan’s Karauli district collapsed on them, police said.

The incident occurred at a Shiv temple in Sapotra as the victims were offering prayers, they added.

The temple is built on a platform without a foundation and a part of it collapsed while an earthmover was digging land adjacent to it, the police officials said.

The victims were rushed to the SMS hospital in Jaipur. Fifty-year-old Seema died on the way, while another woman and a man are undergoing treatment, they added.