Mathura-Vrindavan Municipality has registered an FIR in a building collapse case which claimed five lives, said Anunaya Jha, Municipal Commissioner, Mathura-Vrindavan Municipality on Wednesday.
A notice has also been served to almost 60 dilapidated houses (for repairing them), he added.
The local authority said a survey of buildings in bad shape will be conducted in the holy city.
What happened on Tuesday
In a tragic incident near the Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan, at least five people were killed and around 10 injured after a wall of a building collapsed on Tuesday. According to locals, a group of monkeys was fighting on the wall which caused the collapse of the parts of the building.
The incident occurred near Banke Bihari and Sneh Bihari temples which are major attractions for tourists and often remained crowded. A chaotic situation was created as soon as the incident happened.
Devotees among injured
The locals pulled people out from the debris and got the injured admitted to hospitals. According to sources, some devotees were also among the injured.
Mathura DM's statement on the incident
Speaking about the incident, Mathura District Magistrate Pulkit Khare said confirmed that five people have lost their lives and four are admitted to hospitals.
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