Ritika
In Shivgarh area of Soraon, there was an outcry when the bodies of six members of the Agrahari family woke up together on Thursday evening. Not only the family members but also the people of the nearby neighbors kept on crying. People’s tears were not stopping. No one had a word of consolation that could pacify the family. Streams of tears kept flowing from his eyes. On Thursday, a mountain broke on the Agrahari family living in Shivgarh. In the early morning there was happiness in this family. Ojas, the only son of Umesh, the last of the four sons of late Shyam Lal Agrahari, had a shaving ceremony. Preparations for going to Vindhyachal were going on since Wednesday night. He had to go from Irshad’s Tavera of the village itself.
Other members of the family also started praying by sitting in front of God but it had happened. The family was devastated by the death of six people. Post-mortem of all the bodies was done in the afternoon itself. When all the bodies reached the house in Shivgarh by two ambulances at around 4.15 pm, there was an outcry. In a jiffy, the whole clan was shattered. After about 15 minutes, the bodies were sent for the last rites.
Shops remained closed in Shivgarh, stoves did not burn
As soon as the information of the accident in Shivgarh was received, hundreds of people from neighboring villages reached Shyam Lal’s house. Most of the shops in Shivgarh area remained closed during the day. The stoves did not burn in all the houses in the village. Whoever you see, he was talking about the family, what will happen to the small children now. Neighbors’ eyes were getting moist while talking.
Shyam Lal’s family had come to Shivgarh 50 years ago from Pratapgarh
Shyam Lal Agrahari, a resident of Shivgarh in Soraon, was originally from the Derwa area of Pratapgarh. After marrying Krishna Devi, a resident of Shivgarh, he got the throne of his in-laws, then he came here about 50 years ago. Since then his entire family was living in Shivgarh. Shyam Lal and Krishna Devi had four sons. Sanjay, Ramesh, Dinesh and Umesh. Shyam Lal died many years ago. Three years ago, the third-ranked son, Dinesh, had died. Sanjay and Ramesh used to take care of farming by staying at home. Umesh, number four, lived in Gujarat and worked as a vegetable seller. Umesh was married to Priya about two and a half years ago.
One and a half year old Ojas died in the accident but his parents Umesh and Priya are seriously injured. Ojas’s younger brother Rishabh had come from Katra in Pratapgarh to attend Mundan. He is also seriously injured. The driver Irshad, who was driving the Tavera vehicle, has also been admitted to the hospital in a critical condition.
