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No casualty was reported in the incident, they said.
Delhi Police registered an FIR against those operating the giant wheel and was probing the matter.
An FIR under sections 287 (negligent conduct with respect to machinery), and 336 (act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the IPC has been registered. No one was injured in the incident. The giant swing malfunctioned and jammed due to a technical glitch, a senior police officer said.
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“A rescue call was received at 11.10 pm on Wednesday night from Subhash Ramlila Maidan that more than 20 people were trapped on a giant swing,” a fire department official said.
Two fire tenders were rushed to the spot and 20 people — four men, 12 women and four children — were rescued safely from the swing, the official said.
Sources said the organisers requested the civic body to check the condition of the swing so they get permission to operate it again.