11 people returning after immersion of ashes die in Rajasthan road accident
Jaipur, Apr 19: Eleven members of a family were killed and seven others injured after a car rammed into a tractor-trailer parked on the roadside in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu on Tuesday, police said.
The victims were returning after performing post-death rituals of a relative at a temple in Lohargal, police said.
The accident took place around 1 pm near Leela Ki Dhani on the Jhunjhunu-Gudha Godji highway, they added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Governor Kalraj Mishra and former CM Vasundhara Raje expressed grief over the incident.
"Eleven members of a family travelling in a Jeep were killed and seven others injured when the vehicle rammed into a stationary tractor-trailer," Jhunjhunu SP Pradeep Mohan Sharma said.
Those killed have been identified as Sumer (50), his wife Rajbala (45), their two sons Naresh (16) and Rahul (16).
Others killed were Manohar (50), Savitri (45), Kailash (35), Bhanwarlal (35), Karmveer (20), Balbeer (20) and Arpit (15).
Sumer and Kailash were sons of Girdhari Lal Yadav, for whose post-death rituals the victims had gone to Lohargal.
Out of total seven injured, four are undergoing treatment at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur and three were admitted to BDK Hospital, Jhunjhunu, police said.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot expressed grief over the incident.
"My deepest condolences to the bereaved family. May god give them strength to bear this loss and may the souls of the departed rest in peace. Wishing a speedy recovery to those injured in the accident," he said in a Hindi tweet in Hindi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Anguished by the tragic accident in Jhunjhunu. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon. Rs 2 lakh each from PMNRF will be given to the next of kin of the deceased. The injured would be given Rs 50,000," the PMO tweeted quoting him.
Anguished by the tragic accident in Jhunjhunu. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 19, 2022
Rs. 2 lakh each from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of the deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000: PM @narendramodi
झुंझुनू के गुढा गौड़जी क्षेत्र में हुए सड़क हादसे में 8 लोगों की मृत्यु अत्यंत दुखद है। शोकाकुल परिजनों के प्रति मेरी गहरी संवेदनाएं, ईश्वर उन्हें यह आघात सहने की शक्ति प्रदान करें एवं दिवंगतों की आत्मा को शांति प्रदान करें। दुर्घटना में घायलों के शीघ्र स्वास्थ्य लाभ की कामना है।
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) April 19, 2022
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Accept Congress decision appointing V D Satheesan as Kerala CM: K C Venugopal
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi (PTI): Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal on Thursday accepted the party decision to select V D Satheesan as the chief minister of Kerala and congratulated him.
Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Venugopal, who was one of the three persons being considered for the post, said he will provide all support to the CM and the UDF government in Kerala.
The decision comes more than 10 days after the results of the April Assembly polls in Kerala were declared.
The Congress-led UDF secured a more than two-thirds majority in the Kerala Assembly elections, but the party has been unable to decide its chief ministerial face due to lobbying by different camps and protests by workers at the ground level.
Besides, Satheesan and Venugopal, senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala was also in the race for the CM post.
