Seoni: What was meant to be a photo-op turned into a painful and embarrassing moment for Dr Prafull Srivastava, who was participating in Shramdaan during the construction of a temple in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district.
Dr Srivastava fell into a 6-foot-deep pit while posing for a photograph. A video of the incident has since gone viral on social media.
The footage shows a labourer handing the social worker a tray filled with cement, which he begins pouring into the foundation. He then says, "Ek dafah aur, photo nahi ayi," which roughly translates to: "One more time, the photo was not clicked." As he attempts to pour another tray of cement for the photograph, a brick slips beneath him, causing him to fall directly into the 6-foot-deep pit. The labour tries to catch him but fails; the labour can be seen looking visibly stunned in the video.
Shrivastava suffered minor injuries, and those present at the spot immediately helped him out of the pit.
According to Aaj Tak, Shrivastava is the chairman of the renovation committee of the Chitragupt Temple. Reportedly, the contractor had insisted that, as chairman, he should pour the first bowl of the cement mixture.
