Overview
- CCTV and witness accounts show 21-year-old Abhigyan Gupta collapsing after coming into contact with a water-spray/fan-cooler outside the ISKCON temple, an incident that occurred Monday.
- Bystanders rushed him to the District Joint Hospital where doctors performed CPR but declared him dead on arrival.
- Mathura police carried out a panchnama, took possession of the body and sent it for post-mortem as they investigate the cause of the electrocution.
- The cooling units were installed by the Mathura-Vrindavan Municipal Corporation for summer relief and preliminary reports point to possible poor maintenance or faulty wiring as the cause.
- A video of the grieving father that has gone viral has intensified public anger and the case could prompt scrutiny of municipal upkeep, contractor records, and safety checks at crowded pilgrimage sites.