Five members of family die after roof of house collapses in Bihar
Saran (Bihar) (PTI): Five members of a family, including three children, were killed after the roof of their house collapsed in Bihar's Saran district, police said on Monday.
The incident took place around 9.45 pm on Sunday when they were sleeping in their residence at Manas village under the Akilpur Police Station limits, a senior officer said.
“Five members of the family, including three children, died in the roof-collapse incident. Immediately after getting the information, a police team reached the spot and recovered the bodies from the debris. The bodies have been sent for the post-mortem examinations”, Saran SSP Kumar Ashish told PTI on Monday.
The identities of the deceased persons are being ascertained, he said.
Locals claimed that the house was more than 30 years old, and its condition had deteriorated.
The area comes under the jurisdiction of the revenue district of Patna. The police have sent all relevant documents related to the incident to the district administration concerned for adequate compensation to the immediate family members of the deceased, the officer said.
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Minor girl kidnapped and raped; main accused and two cafe owners held
Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.
Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.
