File photo of Krishna
– Photo: Amar Ujala
Expansion
The elephant of BJP MLA Vipin Singh, who came during the Yagya organized on Thursday in Mohammadpur Mafi village of Chiluatal area of Gorakhpur district, got shattered and killed three people including his maternal grandmother and grandson.
The deceased have been identified as Kanti Devi (55) wife Shankar Upadhyay, Kaushilya Devi (43) wife Dilip Maddeshiya and Kaushilya’s four-year-old grandson Krishna, residents of Mohammadpur Mafi village. According to the information, Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mahayagya has been organized from February 16 to February 24 in Muhammadpur Mafi village.
According to the villagers, Lakshmi Narayan Mahayagya was organized in the village from 16 to 24 February. The procession was to start on Thursday at around one o’clock. The women were about to go to fetch water for the Kalash Yatra. Two elephants and two camels were hired to join the yatra. More than a thousand people had gathered in the pandal on the occasion. Meanwhile, in the Mahayagya, Gajraj created such an orgy that everything was ruined. The yagya was called off.