Chandigarh, Feb. 9 -- A day after a swing ride collapsed at the Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Faridabad, claiming the life of a police inspector and injuring 12 people, the Haryana government on Sunday arrested two persons, registered an FIR and constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the incident.

Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini announced relief and expressed grief over the incident, terming it "extremely painful", and assured strict action to prevent such mishaps in the future. He announced that one member of the family of inspector Jagdish Prasad, who died during rescue operations, would be given a government job.

Saini also announced an ex-gratia of Rs.1 lakh for each injured person, adding that the state g...