Deoghar Cable Car Accident: Jharkhand High Court Takes Cognizance, Orders Inquiry, Seeks State Govt's Report

The Jharkhand High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the April 10 ropeway accident in Deoghar in which at least two people were killed (in total 4 people died). The mishap occurred on Sunday at around 4:30 pm as the cable cars collided with each other due to a technical glitch on the ropeway.

The Bench of Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice S. N. Prasad ordered an inquiry into the matter and has sought a report from the Jharkhand government regarding the incident. The court will hear the matter next on April 26, 2022.

As per the report of The Indian Express, by Monday evening, 43 people had been rescued from 24 cable cars on the 770-m ropeway to the Trikut hills, which is a popular tourist spot. Eleven of them were rescued on Sunday evening, including a woman who succumbed later to injuries sustained inside a cable car that "swung wildly" during the mishap.

The rescue operations were undertaken jointly by the Indian Air Force (IAF), Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, National Disaster Response Force, and the district personnel.

The Chief Minister of the State, Hemant Soren has already ordered a high-level investigation into the accident and he further added that the administration was keeping a close watch on the rescue operation. 

Case title - Court on its own motion v. State of Jharkhand

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