Injured in road accident, youngster casts vote on stretcher in Kundapur
Kundapur: A 30-year old youngster who had sustained severe leg injuries and fracture in a road accident three weeks back, and was advised bed rest for three months by the doctors, on Thursday exercised his voting right by reaching polling station in an ambulance and casting vote in stretcher with medical assistance.
Jayasheel Poojary (30), met an road accident while travelling on his bike and sustained severe leg injuries including a complicated fracture. He was admitted to a private hospital in Kundapur and was discharged only 10 days back while advising complete rest to the leg for three months with bandage.
However, this did not stop Poojary from exercising his right to vote. He urged his family to let him go to the polling station and cast his vote.
Finally, Jayasheel’s friends arranged an ambulance for him to take him to polling station at Ulthur School polling station where he franchised his vote.
Jayasheel, who was unable to stand on his legs and walk was brought into polling booth on a stretcher and was assisted by his friends to cast his vote.
Polling officials also lauded efforts of Jayasheel for coming and casting his votes despite difficulties.
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Four of family killed as car jumps divider on highway in Gujarat's Panchmahal
Godhra (Gujarat) (PTI): Four members of a family were killed, and one sustained grievous injuries after their speeding car jumped a divider on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway corridor in Gujarat's Panchmahal district on Monday, police said.
The car driver lost control of the wheels near Kalol. As a result, the four-wheeler jumped the divider and veered off to the other side of the highway, an official from Kalol police station said.
Soon after the accident, some locals rushed to the scene and also alerted the police. Efforts were made to pull out the people trapped in the car.
Four persons died on the spot, while one suffered injuries, the official said.
The deceased were members of a family from Vadodara and were returning from Rajasthan when the tragedy struck, the official said.
They have been identified as Sajid Iqbal Khinji (55), Ilyas Iqbal Khinji (50), Ishaq Iqbal Khinji (48) and Rehan Azgar Khinji (35).
