Car catches fire after collision with truck in UP's Saharanpur, four killed
Saharanpur (UP) (PTI): Four people were charred to death after their car caught fire following a collision with a truck in this Uttar Pradesh district on Tuesday, police said.
A truck hit the Maruti Suzuki Alto while attempting to overtake it at the Chunehti flyover in the Rampur Maniharan area. The impact of the accident was such that the car caught fire, Superintendent of Police (City) Abhimanyu Manglik told PTI.
The fire intensified in quick time but the passengers could not open the doors due to the central locking system, leading to them being charred to death, he said.
The victims have been identified as Umesh Goyal (70), his wife Sunita Goyal (65), Amrish Jindal (55) and his wife Geeta Jindal (50). All four were residents of Jwalapur in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district.
Manglik said the victims' relatives have been informed.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed sorrow over the deaths.
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Flagrant injustice to underprivileged: Mehbooba on govt action against Shopian school
Srinagar (PTI): PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian an unlawful entity under the UAPA was a "flagrant injustice" to the underprivileged sections of society.
She also alleged that banning such "altruistic institutions" without any solid evidence of anti-national activity "shows a deep seated prejudice and ill intention".
The institution allegedly run by individuals affiliated with a banned organisation has been declared an "unlawful entity" under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
In a post on X, Mehbooba said, "Every single day the j&k government acts as a mute bystander & a timid enabler of vicious assaults on J&Ks identity & dignity. Declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom as an unlawful entity under UAPA is a flagrant injustice to the poor underprivileged sections of society".
The former chief minister said the institution served as a "beacon of quality education" for students unable to afford expensive schooling.
"It has produced reputed doctors and professionals who served this nation with dedication. Banning these altruistic institutions without any solid evidence of anti national activity shows a deep seated prejudice & ill intention," she added.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg issued a two-page order based on the dossier presented by Senior Superintendent of Police Shopian pointing towards the alleged illegal activities at Darul Uloom Jamia Sirajul Uloom at Imam Sahib in Shopian district in south Kashmir.
According to the order issued by Garg on April 24, there were "credible inputs and evidence on record, to indicate sustained and covert linkages of the institution with Jamaat-e-Islami, which the Government of India banned in 2019.
