A torch procession is taken out yearly in Khandwa
Thirty individuals, together with girls and youngsters, have been injured throughout a flaming torch procession in Khandwa of Madhya Pradesh, an official mentioned on Friday.
The incident occurred round Thursday midnight when the procession was culminating on the Clow Tower within the metropolis, mentioned Khandwa District Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Rai informed PTI over the telephone.
The burning torches have been being turned the other way up and put in a water-filled container to douse them when a cloud of flame out of the blue enveloped the spot for round 5 seconds singeing individuals round, he mentioned.
The official mentioned 30 individuals, together with girls and youngsters, have been rushed to the district hospital. Of them, 18 have been despatched house after main therapy. The remaining 12 are being handled and all are out of hazard, Mr Rai mentioned.
He mentioned a torch procession is taken out yearly in reminiscence of three individuals, together with policeman Sitaram Batham, killed by members of the banned College students’ Islamic Motion of India (SIMI) on November 28, 2009.
Hyderabad BJP MLA T Raja addressed the gathering at the beginning of the procession, the place tributes have been additionally paid to the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror assault.