One woman killed, 13 other devotees hurt due to bursting of air conditioner compressor in Gurdwara
Bahadurjeet Singh/Rupnagar,June 3,2025
One woman devotee was killed and 13 other devotees were injured when compressor of a standing air conditioner burst during bhog and antim ardas of Sant Khushhal Singh at Gurdwara Sant Baba Jogg Head Darbar Kot Puran near here on Tuesday.
The injured were rushed to local Parmar hospital and civil hospital,Rupnagar .The deceased has been identified as Kashmir Kaur (62) resident, Hargobind Nagar Rupnagar, and a serious burnt woman Baljit Kaur of village Bhaliyan was referred to the PGIMER Chandigarh, while the rest of the 12 Injured are stable.
Parmar Hospital officials have confirmed one death. The injured have been identified as Bhupinder Kaur, Rajwinder Kaur, Balwinder Kaur, Narinder Singh, Karamjit Kaur etc.
It may be recalled that a large number of political leaders were also present during antim ardas.
Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains,who also attended the ceremony, expressed sorrow over the incident and visited hospital and enquired about the well being of injured.
Gurdwara Sahib’s new head Sant Avtar Singh also expressed sorrow over the incident.
