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One dead as portion of temple collapses in Rajasthan's Karauli

PTI

JAIPUR: A woman died and two people were injured on Tuesday when a portion of a temple in Rajasthan's Karauli district collapsed on them, police said.

The incident occurred at a Shiv temple in Sapotra as the victims were offering prayers, they added.

The temple is built on a platform without a foundation and a part of it collapsed while an earthmover was digging land adjacent to it, the police officials said.

The victims were rushed to the SMS hospital in Jaipur.

Fifty-year-old Seema died on the way, while another woman and a man are undergoing treatment, they added.

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