18 killed in UP road accident, Yogi announces ex-gratia
Lucknow, June 13: The death toll in the bus accident that took place in Kannauj on Wednesday morning rose to 18 by the evening, with one more passenger of the ill-fated vehicle succumbing to his injuries, police said.
Thirty others injured in the mishap have been admitted to various hospitals where the condition of two continues to be critical.
The accident took place near Etawah cut on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway when the driver of the private double-decker bus apparently dozed off, causing the vehicle to overturn and hit the divider.
The bus was coming from Rajasthan's capital city Jaipur and was headed to Chhibramau in Kannauj district.
Most of the passengers were daily wagers working in Jaipur. They were heading home for the Eid festival, the police added.
The bus belonged to a private transport company of Farrukhabad district and was packed beyond capacity as some passengers were also sitting on its roof.
Former UP Chief Minister and one-time Lok Sabha MP from Mainpuri, Mulayam Singh Yadav, visited the injured persons and had a first-hand account of the accident from them.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each to those seriously injured in the accident.
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Four more arrested in brigadier assault case in Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): Four more accused have been arrested in connection with the alleged assault on an Army brigadier, his son and threatening his wife in southwest Delhi's Vasant Enclave area, police said on Friday.
The accused have been identified as Surjit Singh (36), Sunil Sharma (53) and Ashish (32), all from Mehram Nagar in Delhi, and Satender (35) of Bhiwani in Haryana, police said.
According to police, Surjit Singh was known to the main accused Satender, a director of an aviation company. All of them were sitting together in Mehram Nagar when Satender called them regarding a quarrel in Vasant Enclave.
"Following the call, all four left for the spot in Surjit's white Hyundai Aura. After reaching there, they got involved in the altercation and assault before returning to their respective homes," a senior police officer said.
After learning about the registration of the case, the accused fled and went into hiding, he said.
"Teams were constituted to trace them and all four absconding accused were arrested," he said.
The Hyundai Aura used in the incident has also been recovered, police said.
Further investigation into the case is underway. The role of each accused is being examined, they said.
According to the investigators, the incident took place on the night of April 11, when the brigadier and his son objected to the two men allegedly consuming alcohol inside a car parked outside their residence. Soon, others reached the spot and allegedly assaulted the officer and his son, besides abusing and threatening his wife.
