Narrow escape for Kamal Nath, Congress leaders after elevator drops

Indore, February 22

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath and a few other Congress leaders had a narrow escape on Sunday after an elevator at a private hospital, which they were taking, malfunctioned and dropped a few feet from the ground floor.

Investigation into the incident has been ordered.

Nath was at DNS Hospital in Indore, along with Sajjan Verma, Jitu Patwari and other Congress leaders.

“Today (Sunday), there should be an investigation into the lapses in security of Kamal Nath in Indore. By God’s grace, he is safe, but the issue of investigation into the lapses is important,” Jitu Patwari tweeted in Hindi.

The hospital director said: “Incident had occurred due to overloading in the elevator and no injuries were reported to anyone inside the elevator.”

“Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan called Kamal Nath on the phone and asked about the lift accident at the private hospital in Indore. Indore Collector has ordered an inquiry into the accident,” MP CMO tweeted.

The glitch in the elevator is still being investigated. Further details are awaited. ANI