Jaipur, July 26
Piplodi village in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district plunged into deep sorrow on Saturday as six of the seven children who lost their lives in the tragic school building collapse were cremated together.
One child was taken to the nearby village of Chandpura Bhilan for the final rites. As the bodies of the six children arrived in Piplodi early in the morning, cries of anguish filled the air. The silence of mourning was broken by heart-wrenching screams, as grieving families and villagers gathered to bid farewell to the young souls.
In the presence of the Superintendent of Police and other administrative officials, the bodies were handed over to the families at 5:00 AM. From the Manohar Thana Hospital, the deceased were transported to their respective homes in separate vehicles. The atmosphere in the village turned chaotic with the arrival of the bodies, as sorrow gripped every household. Preparations for the cremation had begun even before the arrival of the bodies.
The remains were quickly taken to the cremation ground near the accident site under heavy police presence. A tragic moment unfolded as the bodies of siblings Kanha and Meena were carried together on a single bier. The final rites of all six children were performed at the cremation ground on five pyres. Fathers of the deceased lit the pyres, and as the flames rose, tears flowed freely.