A 20-day-old infant girl allegedly died as her heart stopped after a DJ system playing blaring music during an idol immersion procession stopped outside her house in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district. The family alleged that despite repeated requests to move the vehicle and lower the volume, those operating the DJ system did not pay heed.
The incident took place in Ballia’s Mudiyari village under the jurisdiction of the Maniyar police station. Police have registered a case, seized the DJ equipment and initiated an investigation into the incident.
According to the family, the infant was sleeping alongside her mother, Reema Devi, inside their hut when a truck carrying a DJ system, as part of an idol immersion procession, halted near their house. The music was reportedly being played at an extremely high volume.
The family alleged that the loud music caused the infant’s heartbeat to stop. They claimed that they repeatedly appealed to the people operating the DJ system not to stop outside their house and play music at such a high volume. However, their requests reportedly went unanswered.
The infant’s aunt recounted the circumstances leading up to the incident, saying Reema Devi had recently arrived at her maternal home with her newborn daughter as there was no one there to take care of them.
The family had been looking after the mother and child for the past 10 days.
"My sister-in-law had come here with her newborn daughter as there was no one at her matrimonial home to take care of them. We had been looking after them for the last 10 days. It happened when a truck carrying the DJ system with blaring music came and halted in front of our house. That's when the child's heartbeat stopped," she said.
She further alleged that the family had appealed to the group to move the vehicle but received no response.
"We appealed to them to not halt here and play such loud music, but our pleas fell on deaf ears," she added.
According to the family, the infant began crying suddenly while sleeping with her mother. The relatives rushed her to a hospital for treatment, where doctors declared her dead. The child's death triggered an outcry among family members.
Confirming the police action, Deputy Superintendent of Police Jai Shankar Mishr said the body had been sent for a post-mortem examination and the vehicle carrying the DJ equipment had been seized.
"Further action will be taken based on the findings of the post-mortem report," he said.
Police have registered a case on the basis of the family's complaint. The investigation is underway, and the post-mortem findings are expected to help establish the circumstances surrounding the infant's death and determine the next course of action.
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Inputs by Anil Kumar Gupta
