Four policemen injured after bus collides with police vehicle amid dense fog in Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer (PTI): Four police personnel, including a station house officer, were injured after a bus collided with a police vehicle amid dense fog in the Pokaran subdivision of Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district on Saturday, police said.
The accident occurred near the Chacha village when a police team from Mohangarh was travelling to Pokaran for duty during a shutdown called in protest against alleged cow slaughter, officials said.
According to the Pokaran police, visibility was poor due to heavy fog when the bus rammed into the police vehicle coming from Mohangarh towards Pokaran early in the morning.
Mohangarh SHO Baburam and three constables sustained injuries in the incident. The injured personnel were initially taken to the Pokaran hospital for treatment. Doctors later referred all four injured policemen to Jodhpur for advanced medical care, the police said.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
