Telangana bus accident: A father's see-off to three daughters turns final
Hyderabad (PTI): Yellaiah Goud, who saw off his three daughters at the Tandur bus station early on Monday, never knew that it would be his final farewell to them, as the bus they boarded for Hyderabad met with a fatal accident near Chevella on the way, killing them on the spot.
The three sisters, Tanusha, Saipriya and Nandini, who were staying in Hyderabad, were among the 19 killed after the ill-fated bus collided with a gravel-laden tipper.
Saipriya was a third year BSC student, and Nandini first year BCom, while Tanusha completed her graduation and was doing a part-time job.
Goud, who works as a driver, said the three sisters came to attend a wedding in Tandur.
"I told my wife not to call the children for the wedding. However, she called them without my knowledge," he said, crying inconsolably.
The family conducted their elder daughter’s marriage on October 17. The trio attended the sister’s marriage and returned to Hyderabad. Again, they came back to Tandur to attend a wedding of a family friend, he said.
Goud's wife, Ambika, was looking devastated at the government hospital at Chevella where the bodies were brought in following the accident.
A neighbour of Goud in Tandur told reporters that the sisters were very bright students.
Veeranari Chakali Ilamma Women's University Principal Loka Pavani told reporters that three students of the institute died in the accident. Besides Saipriya and Nandini, another student Muskan, a BSc student, was killed in the ghastly accident.
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Madhya Pradesh: BJP leader assaults blind woman in Church
Jabalpur: Anju Bhargava, vice-president of BJP's Jabalpur city unit, has come under sharp scrutiny, creating the ripples of political controvery in Madhya Pradesh, after a video surfaced online showing her physically assaulting a visually impaired woman inside a church.
The New Indian Express has reported that the said incident reportedly took place on Saturday (20 Dec) at a church in the Hawa Bagh area, which comes under the limits of Gorakhpur police station.
The video footage that has circulated widely on Monday shows Anju Bhargava, assaulting the blind woman in the presence of a police officer. In the video, Bhargava is seen shouting at the woman, twisting her arm and forcibly grabbing her face. The victim can be heard pleading to Bhargava to speak to her rather than resorting to physical violence. Also, we can hear Bhargava screaming, “will be blind in her next birth too”
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According to The Indian Express reports, Bhargava entered the church, with members of several Hindutva affiliated organisations, alleging that the visually impaired children were being forced into religious conversion; But, the students present at the church have flatly denied all the allegations.
An unnamed police officer cited in media reports states that there was no evidence to support claims of forced religious conversion. The incident has since intensified political debate in the state, with opposition parties demanding accountability and action against those involved.
