7-year-old dies in UP village after eating poison-laced toffees, third death in incident
Kaushambi (UP), Aug 20: A seven-year-old girl who was taken ill after eating toffees that were found to be poisoned succumbed at a hospital here on Sunday, taking the death toll in the incident to three, police said.
Two sisters Sadhna (7) and Shalini (4) died on Thursday allegedly after consuming toffees in a village in this district, police said.
Two other girls -- Versha (7) and Arushi (4) -- who lived in the neighbourhood also ate these toffees on Thursday and were hospitalised.
Superintendent of Police Brijesh Kumar Srivastava said, "Versha succumbed during treatment at a hospital on Sunday morning. The condition of Arushi remains critical."
According to the police complaint lodged by the father of Sadhna and Shalini, the girls were given the poison-laced toffees by their neighbour Shiv Shankar.
The police lodged an FIR and arrested the accused on Friday, the SP said.
"Prima facie it appears that the accused had some personal rivalry against the father of the deceased girls. He planted poison-laced toffees to take revenge, he added.
"The accused is currently in police custody and the matter is under investigation," the SP added.
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Xi, Trump reach series of new common understandings: China's foreign ministry
Beijing (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world, and reached a series of new common understandings, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.
Xi and Trump, who is on a three-day visit to China, met twice on Thursday and discussed a range of bilateral and global issues.
Trump is due to leave on Friday after a luncheon meeting with Xi.
Summing up the outcomes of Trump’s visit to Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the two presidents had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world and reached a series of new common understandings.
They agreed on a new vision of building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability to provide strategic guidance for bilateral relations over the next three years and beyond.
The two presidents also agreed to promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-US relations, and bring more peace, prosperity and progress to the world, said a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson.
Trump visited China at the invitation of Xi.
The two presidents are meeting in person again for the first time since their Busan meeting last October, and it is the first visit to China by a US president in nine years, the statement said.
On Thursday, President Xi held a welcome ceremony and a banquet for Trump, held talks and visited the Temple of Heaven with him.
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