‘Everyone was watching, I saved myself’:Content creator injured in Indore gas pipeline blast shares hospital video

The story of social media influencer Giri Rajkumari, alias Jini Jhala, who was injured in a gas pipeline explosion in Indore’s Vijay Nagar area, has come to light. Suffering 20–25% burns, Jini is currently in the ICU at Bombay Hospital. Her left hand has undergone surgery, and doctors say full recovery may take three to four months. In a video message from the ICU, she said that had she not shown courage during the incident, saving her life might have been difficult. She asked people for water, but no one came forward Jini recounts, On the evening of June 23, she was going alone to her grandmother’s house on a two-wheeler. As soon as she reached near Suman Nagar Jain Temple, there was an explosion. Flames started rising. There was no barricading there. In no time, my bike and I were engulfed in flames. I told people to pour water on me, but no one came forward. Everyone was scared.Rainwater had accumulated on the road. So, I jumped into it myself and started pouring water on my body. After some time, a brother came. He poured two buckets of water on me, by then, my entire left arm was burnt. No help found even to reach the hospital Jini said, I pleaded with passersby to take me to the hospital, but no one was willing. I kept telling people to take me to the hospital, but people were scared. Finally, I stopped a Rapido bike rider. I reached Bombay Hospital with him. As soon as I reached the hospital, I waved my hand and told the doctors – start my treatment quickly. fiancé said – if the phone was not picked up, information came from other numbers Jini’s fiancé and construction businessman Rajat Pratap Singh said that he was going to Dehradun (Uttarakhand) at the time of the incident. During this time, Jini called, but he could not pick up the call while driving the car. After some time, calls came from other numbers, and it was learned that a young woman was seriously burned in a gas accident. Later, when we spoke to the family, the whole incident came to light. One part of Jini’s body and her face were also badly burned. Three surgeries remaining, two layers of hand burned Rajat says, Two layers of Jini’s hand skin are completely burned, while the third layer is also severely affected. One surgery has been done. Three more surgeries are yet to be performed. It will take at least three to four months for her to fully recover. No FIR filed, whose pressure is this? Rajat Pratap Singh alleged that boring work was being carried out at the local level without permission, even though the administration has banned boring until July 30. He said that he had filed a police complaint three times regarding the incident, but even after two days, an FIR has not been registered. He says that even the Urban Administration Minister has not taken notice yet. Demand to airlift daughter to Ahmedabad Jini’s parents, Naval Singh Jhala and Dharmendra Singh Jhala, are concerned about their daughter’s condition. They say that Bombay Hospital does not have a burn unit. They have demanded from the administration that arrangements be made to airlift Jini to a burn unit hospital in Ahmedabad for better treatment. Boring machine recorded on CCTV, police seized it A new controversy has also emerged after the accident. Councillor Balmukund Soni continuously stated that only water harvesting work was going on there, but in the CCTV footage from the accident site, the driver was seen quickly taking the boring machine away from the spot. According to sources, the driver fled with the vehicle after the accident. Later, the police seized the boring vehicle late at night. Vijay Nagar TI Chandrakant Patel said that information related to the Municipal Corporation has been sought, after which further action will be taken. Other injured out of danger After improvement in the condition of Gopal Malakar (10-15 percent burn) and Subhash Thakur (10-12 percent burn), who were injured in the accident, they have been shifted from ICU to the ward.