Teenager dies after hair gets caught in generator in Nadia
The 18-year-old student died on the spot after her hair became entangled in a moving engine van during a Kali Puja procession.
An 18-year-old girl died after her hair got caught in a generator engine during a Kali Puja immersion ceremony in West Bengal's Nadia district on Friday night, according to Telangana Today.
The deceased, identified as Diya Sarkar, was a Class 11 student from the Bapuji Nagar area of Badkulla under the Taherpur police station.
Locals said the accident occurred while people were returning from the idol immersion at Gariapota Ghat. Sarkar, whose hair was untied, reportedly went near the open part of a generator in a moving engine van and became entangled.
Taherpur police reached the Bapuji Nagar Purandarpur area on Friday night and sent the body to Shaktinagar District Hospital. An autopsy is being conducted at the hospital on Saturday.
Police have seized the engine van and all vehicles used in the immersion procession. They are investigating whether the accident was caused by negligence, though no one has been detained or arrested.
A separate incident was reported in Santipur, also in Nadia, where a woman named Soma Bin sustained serious injuries after her hair got caught in the wheels of a generator during a procession.