Driver burnt alive as moving car catches fire in Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): A man was burnt to death after the car he was driving caught fire while in motion in Agra and the vehicle doors failed to open on time, police said on Friday.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Gaurav Singh said the 45-year-old Virendra was on on the Bodla-Bichpuri road on Thursday night when smoke suddenly began billowing from the car, which soon caught fire.
Before he could escape, the doors of the car failed to open, trapping him inside as the flames engulfed the vehicle, Singh said.
Fire brigade and police teams rushed to the spot and doused the blaze. Virendra's charred body was recovered from the car and sent for post-mortem examination.
The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, though preliminary suspicion points to a short circuit. The car's locks failed to open, leaving the driver trapped and leading to his death, police added.
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UP: Govt school principal suspended after video shows students 'massaging' her
Chitrakoot (UP) (PTI): The principal of a government primary school has been suspended after a purported video surfaced on social media, allegedly showing schoolgirls giving her a massage, an official said on Monday.
District Basic Education Officer (BSA) B K Sharma stated that the suspension was enacted following the review of an inquiry report submitted by City Education Officer Praveen Kumar Dixit.
The suspended principal, identified as Madhu Rai, works at a primary school located in the Naya Bazar area. She has been suspended immediately, and a departmental inquiry has been initiated against her, the official said.
According to Sharma, the video, which appeared on social media two days ago, allegedly depicts Rai lying on the floor while some students are seen massaging her hands and legs.
Taking cognisance of the video, an inquiry was assigned to Dixit, whose preliminary findings found the allegations to be prima facie true, the BSA said.
During her suspension, Rai has been reassigned to the district headquarters, he added.
