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Senior IAS Officer’s Wife Trapped in Bhopal Marriott Lift for 20 Minutes, Safety Protocols Scrutinised
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 20 Sep 2026, 08:15 PM
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In the early hours of Sunday, the wife of a senior IAS officer was stuck inside a lift at the Court Yard by Marriott Hotel in Bhopal for about 20 minutes. The incident prompted an inspection of the hotel’s lift and fire‑safety arrangements by the city corporation.
The incident occurred on Sunday morning when the wife of a senior IAS officer was unable to exit a lift at the Court Yard by Marriott Hotel in Bhopal, remaining trapped for roughly twenty minutes.
After the delay, a municipal employee from the Bhopal Corporation assisted in freeing her from the lift. The event immediately triggered a review of the hotel’s lift operations and fire‑safety protocols by the city’s safety officials.
Preliminary findings suggest that the lift’s emergency release mechanism was not functioning as intended, raising concerns about the adequacy of the hotel’s maintenance and safety checks.
Hotel management has stated that it will cooperate fully with the investigation and will implement any recommended safety upgrades to prevent a recurrence.
After the delay, a municipal employee from the Bhopal Corporation assisted in freeing her from the lift. The event immediately triggered a review of the hotel’s lift operations and fire‑safety protocols by the city’s safety officials.
Preliminary findings suggest that the lift’s emergency release mechanism was not functioning as intended, raising concerns about the adequacy of the hotel’s maintenance and safety checks.
Hotel management has stated that it will cooperate fully with the investigation and will implement any recommended safety upgrades to prevent a recurrence.