Riyadh: In a tragic road accident reported from Bisha Town in Saudi Arabia, five members of a family including three children were killed on Friday night.
The deceased have been identified as Mohammed Jabeer (48), his wife Shabna (36), and their kids Saiba (7), Saha (5), and Lutfi. The family reportedly hailed from Kozhikode in Kerala.
According to a report published in onmanorama.com the incident took place when the family was heading towards Jizan from Jubail. Their car was hit by another car resulting in the death of five members of the family.
Reports further added Jabir had resulted changed his job and had shifted to Jizan.
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Kottayam(Kerala) (PTI): A 33-year-old man climbed onto a parked truck carrying cooking gas cylinders and set fire to one of them near Thalayolaparambu in the small hours of Saturday, police said.
The incident occurred around 12.30 am, they said.
The fire and rescue personnel soon arrived at the scene and extinguished the fire, averting a major disaster.
According to police, the man is suspected to be under mental distress as he claimed that he was walking from Ernakulam to his home in Marangattupilly here when he saw the truck on the roadside.
An FIR under sections 329(3)(criminal trespass),324(2)(mischief),326(f)(mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was lodged against him.
Police said that the man was formally arrested, but will be released on station bail as the offences he is accused of are bailable.
"His family is here at the station and he will be released to them," the officer said.
In the FIR, police have said that the man opened the seal of one of the gas cylinders and set fire to it with the knowledge that his act was dangerous to those living in the area.
According to the company transporting the cooking gas cylinders, it suffered a loss of Rs 2,300 in the incident.
