Mother-daughter duo dies as fan with ceiling collapses in Himmatnagar

Himmatnagar: A mother and daughter living in the Polo Ground area tragically lost their lives after a working fan, along with the roof, suddenly fell on them while they were sleeping at home on Monday night.

The incident took place at the residence of Mumtazbanu, who lives opposite Sarvodaya Society on Mustafa Masjid Road in the Himmatnagar Polo Ground area. On Monday night, while Mumtazbanu and Busrabibi were sleeping with the fan turned on, the fan and the roof suddenly collapsed on them around 11 o’clock. The commotion attracted neighbours, who rushed to the scene. The injured victims were promptly rescued from under the debris and rushed to the nearby Fatema Hospital for immediate treatment through the emergency helpline number 108. From there, they were transferred to Himmatnagar Civil Hospital. Sadly, both the mother and daughter were declared dead by the doctor on duty. The police were notified of the incident.

The Himmatnagar B-Division police arrived at the scene and conducted an investigation, resulting in the registration of a case of accidental death. The postmortem of the deceased was carried out at Himmatnagar Civil Hospital on Tuesday morning. An officer from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) also arrived at the scene to initiate further action.