A deeply tragic and shocking incident unfolded in the Taherpur area of West Bengal's Nadia district during the Kali Puja celebrations, where an 18-year-old girl lost her life after her hair got entangled in a generator engine. The unfortunate mishap occurred while returning from an idol immersion, plunging the entire neighborhood into deep mourning.
The victim has been identified as Diya Sarkar, a resident of Bapuji Nagar in Badkulla under the jurisdiction of the Taherpur police station in Nadia. She was studying in the 11th grade at a local high school. The incident took place on Friday night within the Bapuji Nagar-Purandarpur area under the Badkulla-II Gram Panchayat, where a Kali Puja immersion ceremony had been organized.
A procession was taken out during the night, and Diya was present alongside several local residents. According to locals, everyone was returning after completing the idol immersion at the Gariapota Ghat. During this procession, Diya inadvertently wandered close to the open section of a generator mounted on a moving engine van.
In a split second, her long hair came loose and was pulled inside the operating generator. Before anyone could react, her hair became hopelessly entangled, pulling her into the machinery and leaving her severely injured. People present nearby rushed to the spot immediately, but there was no way to save her, and she reportedly died on the spot.
Upon receiving information about the tragedy, the police from the Taherpur police station rushed to the scene late at night. The body was shifted to the Shaktinagar District Hospital, where an autopsy is being conducted on Saturday.
Taking swift administrative action, the police have seized all the vehicles and engine vans that were being used for the immersion procession. These vehicles have been towed to the police station, and a detailed investigation is underway to determine the exact circumstances that led to the accident. Authorities confirmed that no one has been taken into custody or arrested in connection with the incident so far.
Notably, a similar terrifying accident had previously occurred in Santipur within the same Nadia district. During a procession there, a young woman named Soma Bin suffered severe injuries when her loose hair accidentally got caught in the wheels of a generator, and she is currently undergoing medical treatment for her injuries.
