OSINT Inspector Jagdish Prasad died rescuing victims after a swing collapsed at Surajkund fairgrounds. Haryana DGP Ajay Singhal announced compensation and martyr region. Investigation is underway.
By Asmita Pant February 8, 2026, 12:07:53 PM IST (Revealed)
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When a gargantuan swing malfunctioned and collapsed on the Surajkund fairgrounds on Saturday (February 7) evening, Inspector Jagdish Prasad became once amongst the first to realize the positioning.
Prasad became once on accountability as portion of the safety team when the swing, carrying around 19 of us, tilted and crashed to the ground around 6 pm. Basically based on the police, lots of of us were trapped because the structure broke from one discontinue after which collapsed fully.
Eyewitnesses mentioned policemen and shopkeepers inner attain rushed to abet. Prasad, who became once the safety to blame of the swing complex, joined the rescue operation and tried to pull of us out from the fallen trip. All thru the project, he sustained severe accidents to his face and head. He later died at some stage in treatment.
Prasad had joined the Haryana Armed Police in 1989 and became once on account of retire in March after ending 36 years in carrier. In 2019–20, he became once awarded the Police Medal by the Haryana governor.
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At the initiating from Dengra village in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, Prasad lived alongside with his family in authorities lodging on the Sonipat Police Lines. He’s survived by his spouse Sudha, two daughters Nidhi and Deepti, and son Gaurav, all of whom are students and single.
His youthful brother Pradeep, a instructor who lives in Dengra with their fogeys, mentioned the family obtained the records around 8 pm on Saturday. Prasad has two other brothers — Satish Chandra, who works at a chemical manufacturing facility in Ballabgarh, and Chandrabhan Singh, who’s employed at a motor firm in Faridabad.
Haryana Director Traditional of Police Ajay Singhal announced a compensation of ₹1 crore for Prasad’s family and a authorities job for one member. The DGP mentioned Prasad would possibly perchance perchance perchance be given the region of a martyr for dropping his life while on accountability.
A committee headed by the extra deputy commissioner will examine the incident, and a case has been registered in opposition to the swing provider. The swing rental has been shut, though the Surajkund Global Crafts Competition will continue.
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(Edited by : Ajay Vaishnav)
