An 18-year-old girl, identified as Diya Sarkar, died in a freak accident in the Taherpur area of Nadia district. The victim, a Class 11 student and resident of Bapuji Nagar in Badkulla, was participating in a Kali Puja immersion procession on Friday night.
According to local reports and police, the tragedy occurred as the procession was returning from Gariapota Ghat. Diya reportedly approached an open generator engine attached to a moving van, causing her untied long hair to become entangled in the machinery. She sustained severe injuries and died on the spot.
Taherpur police arrived at the scene Friday night and transported the body to Shaktinagar District Hospital for an autopsy on Saturday. Authorities have seized the engine van and other vehicles used in the immersion process to investigate whether negligence played a role in the accident. No arrests have been made so far.
This incident follows a similar accident in the Santipur area of Nadia district, where a woman named Soma Bin was seriously injured after her hair got caught in the wheels of a generator during a procession.
