Chuchura(WB), Oct 20: At least eight persons were killed in two separate road mishaps in West Bengal's Hooghly district, police said Saturday.

Five persons were killed when a car ploughed into a Durga puja immersion procession at Dumurdaha in the district Friday night, the police said.

Hooghly Rural, Superintendent of Police, Sukesh Jain said two persons have been arrested in connection with the incident.

In the second incident, three persons were killed when a truck hit an e-rickshaw at Chuchura Friday night, they said.

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Mangaluru: Mustafa Bengre has been unanimously elected as the District President of the Students Islamic Organisation of India, Dakshina Kannada Unit (SIO DK), for the 2026 term. The election was conducted through an internal organisational process, led by SIO Karnataka State Secretary Sufyan Zain.

Mustafa Bengre holds a BBA degree from Mangalore University and is a resident of Kasba Bengre in Mangaluru. He is currently working as a sales executive at Vibro Aqua.

He has previously served as the District Secretary of SIO Dakshina Kannada, City Secretary of SIO Mangaluru and has been actively involved in several social service initiatives in Bengre and across the Dakshina Kannada district.