A sevadar who fell into a frying pan in the langar hall of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, died after 8 days of treatment. On the night of 1-2 August, the sevadar fell into a frying pan of boiling potatoes while performing seva. After which he was admitted to Sri Guru Ramdas Hospital in Valla, Amritsar.
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The deceased sevadar has been identified as Balbir Singh, a resident of Dhaliwal in Gurdaspur. He had been coming to the Golden Temple for service for the last ten years. According to the information received, the potato boiling service was going on at around 12:30 in the night of 1-2 August. Potatoes were being boiled in a large cauldron in the Golden Temple. During this time Balbir Singh was also boiling potatoes. During this time he suddenly fell into the cauldron.
Balbir Singh died during treatment in the hospital.
Accident caused by foot-tilting
The sevadaars doing the seva told that while boiling potatoes, foam forms on the pan, which is cleaned. Balbir Singh was also cleaning this foam. During this, his foot slipped and he fell straight into the pan.
More than half of his body was burnt
He was immediately admitted to Sri Guru Ramdas Ji Hospital Valla, run under the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. The entire cost of treatment was also borne by the SGPC. According to the doctors, 70% of his body was burnt. After which his condition was very bad.
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