Overview
- The victim, 16-year-old Kunal Agarwal of Firozabad, fell from a zipline and was declared dead at SN Medical College after the ride malfunctioned on Sunday evening.
- Police gave a prima facie assessment that a hook, pulley or cable component failed shortly after Kunal set off and a widely shared video shows him plunging onto a structure before hitting the ground.
- Authorities have filed an FIR alleging culpable homicide not amounting to murder, arrested two men linked to the operation and taken the safety in-charge and the Chaupati manager into custody for questioning.
- Investigators and ADA officials have suspended all adventure activities at the site, reported missing basic protections such as a helmet and safety netting, and ordered a technical inspection of the zipline equipment alongside a post-mortem.
- The attraction’s adventure services were outsourced to a private operator under Agra Development Authority jurisdiction, raising questions about who was responsible for maintenance, staff training and on-site safety enforcement.