Five die in road mishap in Alappuzha district
Alappuzha (Kerala) (PTI): Five persons were killed in an accident in Alappuzha district early on Monday, police said.
The accident occurred when the car in which the five persons were travelling allegedly collided with a truck coming in the opposite direction, police said.
The mishap occurred at Ambalapuzha near here.
Police said all the five were contractual employees at the canteen of ISRO in Thiruvananthapuram and were on their way to attend a wedding.
"The accident occurred at around 1.30 AM. All five passengers died. The driver and the cleaner of the lorry are under custody," police said.
Police sources said four of them died on the spot while one person succumbed to injuries on the way to hospital.
The bodies have been shifted to Alappuzha Medical College and will be handed over to the relatives after the post-mortem.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
