Heavy winds and rain wreaked havoc across Bareilly on Thursday morning, leaving three people dead including two women and a child in separate incidents of wall collapses, while a five-year-old girl sustained serious injuries and was rushed for emergency medical treatment. District magistrate Avinash Singh directed administration officials to provide immediate relief to the affected families.
Villagers and police pulled all three victims from the debris in critical condition. Sudama died after being taken to Ramnagar Hospital, while Raja died en route to Moradabad for treatment. Riya was referred to Bareilly for specialised care following initial treatment. Police, tehsil officials and revenue teams inspected the site and initiated an inquiry. Villagers pulled her out from the debris, but she had already succumbed to her injuries. CB Ganj police officers visited the site, and her body was sent for a postmortem examination.
In a separate incident at Ballakotha village in CB Ganj, 25-year-old Ganeshi Devi was killed when a wall collapsed on her while she was feeding fodder to cattle during strong winds. She is survived by her husband, Krishna Pal, an industrial laborer, and three young children: sons Ayaan, 7, Sujan, 11-months, and five-year-old daughter Nandini.
