Eight killed as pickup truck carrying devotees rams into trailer in UP's Kaushambi
Kaushambi (UP) (PTI): A pickup truck carrying devotees rammed into a stationary trailer truck on a national highway in Kaushambi district on Friday, killing eight people, police said.
The accident took place under the Saini police station area in the afternoon, they said.
The pickup vehicle, en route to Fatehpur from Prayagraj, crashed into a trailer parked on the roadside, a local police official said.
Around two dozen devotees, including women and children, were travelling in the pickup truck at the time of the incident, the official added.
Additional Director General (ADG) Prayagraj Jyoti Narayan told PTI that eight people died in the accident, while several others sustained serious injuries.
Rescue operations were underway, and the injured have been taken to a nearby Community Health Centre for treatment, the police said.
Further details were awaited.
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Banned tobacco products seized in Ulhasnagar, one arrested
Thane (PTI): Police have arrested a 26-year-old man and seized banned tobacco products valued at more than Rs 5 lakh following a raid in the Ulhasnagar area of Thane district, an official said on Saturday.
The operation was conducted on the premises late Wednesday night near Shahad gate, based on a complaint filed by officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a police officer said, adding that a police team found a large consignment of contraband from different brands, stocked for illegal sale.
The arrested accused has been identified as Arbaz Nasir Khan (26). Two other suspects have been named as wanted in the case, and a hunt has been launched to nab them.
The seized tobacco products are valued at approximately Rs 5,05,658.
An FIR has been registered at the Ulhasnagar police station under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with relevant provisions of FDA regulations.
