AGRA, June 12 -- Days after nine devotees were injured when a portion of a house collapsed in a lane leading to the Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan, the Nagar Nigam Mathura-Vrindavan has served notices to owners of around 12 dilapidated houses, asking them to undertake repairs within 15 days.

The action follows Tuesday evening's incident in Gali No 5 near the temple, where debris from a house projection fell on devotees, leaving nine injured.

Recalling a similar tragedy, Mathura district magistrate Chandra Prakash Singh said notices had earlier been served to 56 house owners after five devotees, including three women, were killed and several others injured when a dilapidated house collapsed in Vrindavan on August 15, 2023.

"Fresh noti...