Chandigarh: Even as Haryana police booked the giant swing operator and his staff for culpable homicide in the Saturday evening mishap at Surajkund crafts mela (fair) in Faridabad – when a swing collapsed mid-air leading to death of a police inspector, Jagdish Prasad, and severe injuries to at least 13 people – Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini on Sunday ordered safety audit of all the rides and equipment. Meanwhile, Saini also announced Rs 1 lakh aid for the seriously hurt and assured a government job to the police inspector’s family. He also ordered the officials to ensure strict compliance with safety norms at all the airs and public events in the state.
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It may be recalled that a swing collapsed in the ongoing Surajkund crafts mela, Faridabad. on Saturday evening. Police said that the main accused in the case was identified as Mohammad Shakir, a resident of village Toka Nangla, district Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, who was the proprietor of the Himachal Fun Care who operated the swing which snapped mid-air, and his staff were booked under Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of BNS.