Three killed as speeding car crashes into Metro station pillar in Pune
Pune (PTI): Three persons were killed after the car they were travelling in rammed into a Metro station pillar in Pune early on Sunday, with police examining whether drunk driving caused the crash, officials said.
The incident took place in the Bund Garden area, an official from Koregaon Park police station said.
The victims have been identified as cousins Hritik Bhandari and Yash Bhandari, both working professionals, and Kushwant Tekwani, a student at a private college in Pune.
“The car carrying the trio hit a pillar of the Bund Garden Metro station,” senior police inspector Sangita Jadhav said. Locals rushed them to a hospital, where Hritik and Yash were declared dead. Later, Kushwant succumbed to his injuries during treatment, the official said.
“The accident took place at 4.49 am. The CCTV footage of the area shows the car moving at a very high speed and hitting the pillar of the Metro station,” another official said.
Prima facie, it seems the driver lost control of the vehicle, the official said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Milind Mohite later told the media that Hritik and Yash were residents of the Pimpri area near Pune, while Kushwant hailed from Beed district.
“We are also examining whether they had consumed alcohol. Blood samples have been sent for chemical analysis. One of the victims had apparently told his mother that they were going to a party,” the official said.
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2 held for strangling to death 3-year-old girl in Jharkhand’s Godda
Godda (PTI): Two persons were arrested for allegedly strangling to death a three-year-old girl and dumping her body into a well in Jharkhand’s Godda district, police said on Friday.
The incident took place at Makudi village within Muffasil police station limits on Thursday night, they said.
Villagers said they spotted a man identified as Prem Murmu (50) near the well at night and, suspecting foul play, informed the police.
"The kid's body was recovered from the well soon after, and Murmu was detained for questioning," said Anand Shah, the officer-in-charge of Muffasil police station.
During interrogation, Murmu told police that he and his friend Jarmen Soren (30) had killed the kid. Both were later arrested, Saha said.
"The accused were in an inebriated state at the time of the incident. They have not yet revealed the motive behind the killing. This has led to suspicion that the girl might have been raped," the OC said.
The duo have been sent to judicial custody after registering an FIR at the police station, police said.
