4 killed, 2 critical after electrocution at Ganesh pandal in Madhya Pradesh

According to sources, several people had gone to sleep on the pandal platform when the electric current spread through it, resulting in electrocution.The electrocution occurred due to a suspected short circuitFour people were killed, and two others injured after an electric current spread through a Ganesh pandal in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district, police said.The incident took place after the Ganesh idol immersion. According to sources, several people had gone to sleep on the pandal platform when the electric current spread through it, resulting in the electrocution.Two of the injured are reportedly in critical condition and are undergoing treatment at a hospital.The exact cause of the incident is not yet known. Sources said a short circuit or a broken electrical wire is suspected to have caused the current to spread through the pandal. Police are investigating the circumstances that led to the electrocution. Soon after the incident, police and administrative officials reached the spot and began taking stock of the situation. A probe has been launched to ascertain how the current spread through the pandal.Further details of the incident are awaited. - Ends