5 Killed After Building Near Vrindavan's Banke Bihari Temple Collapses

At least five persons were killed while eleven were injured after a piece of an ancient structure fell near the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan.

According to Mathura District Magistrate Pulkit Khare, "An unfortunate incident happened this evening after a roof and wall of a building collapsed near Banke Bihari Temple, in which five people were killed."

Reportedly the incident took place in the evening. A large portion of a balcony collapsed on devotees passing past the home first and as rescue operation started to take out the trapped people beneath the debris, a wall of the structure collapsed.

According to Vrindavan SHO Vijay Kumar Singh, a pair of monkeys were fighting on the balcony when it fell.

The Mathura police said all those who were trapped beneath the debris have been rescued and sent to a nearby hospital. According to authorities, 11 persons were injured, four of them were critically injured.

Speaking about the incident, Mathura SSP Shailesh Kumar Pandey stated: "The police were coincidentally present near the site of the incident. All people who were under the debris have been rescued and shifted to a local hospital. Around 11 people were injured, of them four are critical."

The officials identified the deceased as Geeta Kashyap (50), Arvind Kumar Yadav (35) and Rashmi Gupta (52) from Kanpur, Anju Murgan (51) of Vrindavan and Chandan Rai (28) of Deoria.

All of those injured were taken to a hospital, where five people, including three women, were confirmed dead, according to the official, who added that their names were being determined.