Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Three Die During Wedding Tent Setup Electrocution in Mau
Three people died while helping prepare a tent for a wedding feast in Mau.
One of those who died was the groom’s younger brother.
The other two were tent workers.
An iron pipe holding up the tent touched a high-voltage electricity wire.
The electricity traveled through the tent structure.
Two more people were hurt and taken to a hospital.
The power was quickly switched off.
Police said legal action is being taken.
Three people, including the groom’s younger brother, died while preparing a wedding feast in Mau.
The deceased were identified as tent workers Kamil and Irfan, and Mahmood, the groom’s younger brother.
An iron pipe used to erect the tent touched an overhead 11,000-volt powerline.
Two other people were injured and taken to the district hospital for treatment.
The wedding ceremony had taken place Monday morning, with the wedding feast scheduled for Tuesday.
- Who
- Tent workers Kamil and Irfan, and Mahmood, the groom’s younger brother, died; two others were injured.
- What
- Three people died of electrocution while putting up a wedding tent.
- When
- Monday, September 28; the wedding feast was scheduled for Tuesday.
- Where
- At the wedding house in Mau, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- An iron tent-support pipe touched an overhead 11,000-volt powerline, sending electricity through the structure.
- Deaths
- Three people
- Deceased
- Kamil, 25; Irfan, 28; and Mahmood, 18
- Injured
- Two people
- Voltage
- 11,000 volts
- Cause
- An iron tent-support pipe contacted an overhead high-tension powerline
- Wedding schedule
- The nikah took place Monday morning; the walima was planned for Tuesday
- Police action
- Necessary legal action was being taken