Hit-and-run case in Delhi: IIT PhD research student killed, another injured
New Delhi: A 30-year-old research student at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here was killed while his classmate was injured after a car hit them near the IIT on Tuesday night.
Ashraf Nawaz Khan and Ankur Shukla, PhD students at the IIT, were crossing the road near the SDA Market opposite the Institute while returning to the campus, when the speeding car hit them, the police said.
Khan was killed in the accident, while Shukla sustained injuries.
Police, who have registered a case and are investigating, said that the driver has been identified. The vehicle was found abandoned a short distance away from the accident site, they added.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
6 dead, several injured in stampede at Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar
Haridwar (PTI): Six people died and at least two dozen were injured in a stampede at Haridwar's Mansa Devi temple on Sunday, a police officer said.
Haridwar Senior Superintendent of Police Pramendra Singh Dobal told PTI Videos that 35 people had been rushed to a hospital, of whom six died.
The officer said a rumour of an electric current ahead of the spot where the steps to the temple begin sent the devotees panicking, leading to a stampede.
According to officials, the incident took place at around 9.30 am. The State Disaster Response Force and the fire brigade are at the spot, he said.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said he was saddened by the incident and asserted that the situation was being monitored.
"Very sad news has been received about a stampede on the way to the Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar. SDRF, local police and other rescue teams have reached the spot and are engaged in relief and rescue operations," Dhami said in a post on Facebook.
"I am constantly in touch with the local administration in this regard, and the situation is being constantly monitored. I pray to Mata Rani for the safety of all the devotees," he added.
_vb_74.jpeg)
