India, March 6 -- Around 20 people were injured after a portion of a balcony wall collapsed inside a mosque in Jaipur's Bhatta Basti area on Friday afternoon, the police said.

The incident occurred around 2.30pm at Firdaus Masjid shortly after Friday prayers, when people were preparing to leave the premises.

According to the police, a 4-5 feet section of the gallery wall on the first floor suddenly gave way, causing bricks and debris to fall on people standing below. Several worshippers were trapped under the rubble, leading to chaos at the mosque. Local residents and Bhatta Basti police immediately began rescue operations and pulled the injured out from under the debris.

Deputy commissioner of police (north) Karan Sharma said the inju...