- Crane cable snaps during Nishan Sahib ceremony; victim had been serving at the gurdwara for 12 years
Punjab Newsline | Ludhiana
A tragic accident occurred on Tuesday morning during the sacred festival of Baisakhi at Gurdwara Shri Singh Sabha in Kartar Nagar, located under the Atam Nagar police chowki area on Dugri Road in Ludhiana. A 40-year-old servadar lost his life after falling from a height of around 60 feet when a crane cable snapped during a religious service.
The deceased has been identified as Maninder Singh (40). According to his brother Gurpreet Singh, Maninder had been devotedly serving at the gurdwara for the past 12 years. He regularly took part in the service of changing the Nishan Sahib’s cloth (chola) on occasions like Sankranti and Baisakhi.
On Tuesday around 9 a.m., Maninder had gone up using a crane lift to place a new chola on the Nishan Sahib. Eyewitnesses said he had successfully completed the task at a height of nearly 80 feet and had tied the knot when the iron cable of the crane suddenly snapped. He fell straight to the ground.
Following the incident, members of the sangat and fellow servadars rushed him to a nearby hospital in a critical condition. However, he succumbed to his injuries on the way. Doctors later declared him dead.
Gurpreet Singh said his brother served the gurdwara selflessly, adding, “We never imagined that the devotion with which he left home today would turn out to be his last service.”