Four friends killed as car collides with truck in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (PTI): Four friends travelling in a car were killed and one received serious injury after their vehicle was hit by a truck in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place in Loharbarwa, around 190 km from Jharkhand's capital Ranchi, around Tuesday midnight.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Govindpur range), Shankar Kanti said that all four bodies were sent for post-mortem examination, while the injured was admitted at Nirmal Mahto Medical College and Hospital in Dhanbad.
He said that all five friends were travelling in a car on the wrong side of six-lane National Highway-2 and it collided head-on with a truck coming from opposite direction.
The driver of the truck fled with its vehicle after the incident, he said.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
