Truck rams into marriage procession in Rajasthan, 9 killed
Jaipur : A speeding truck ploughed into a marriage procession in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh district, leaving nine people, including four children, dead and 19 others injured, police said on Tuesday.
The accident happened near Ramdev Temple on National Highway-113 on Monday night when the truck going to Banswara from Nimbahera rammed into the marriage party moving on the roadside, SP, Pratapgarh, Anil Beniwal told PTI.
Police had earlier put the number of those killed as 13.
Traffic was disrupted on the highway Tuesday as a group of 200-300 people blocked the road demanding higher compensation for families of the deceased.
The state government has announced Rs 50,000 to aggrieved family members, DSP Vijaypal Singh Sandhu said.
Traffic was diverted as the highway was blocked for nearly 2 hours as family members of deceased demanded higher compensation. Traffic was resumed after pacifying protesters, Sandhu said
Sandhu said bodies were handed over to family members after post-mortem and a case registered against the truck driver.
We have seized the truck and tracked down the absconding truck driver, he said.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has expressed condolences with the families of those killed in the accident.
Nine of the deceased have been identified as Daulatram (60), Bharat (30), Shubham (5), Chotu (5), Dilip (11), Arjun (15), Ishu (19), Ramesh (30) and Karan (28), police said.
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Hoax bomb threat emails spark security alert at Karnataka government offices; no explosives found
Karwar/Tumakuru: Government offices in three Karnataka towns were placed on high alert on Tuesday after bomb threat emails were received by the tahsildar offices in Karwar and Bhatkal, and the deputy commissioner’s office in Tumakuru.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald, police officials said all three emails originated from a single email ID and contained claims of “revenge from Tamilians and Pakistanis.” Following the threats, security agencies immediately swung into action and the premises were evacuated and thoroughly searched.
Teams from the local police, bomb disposal squad and dog squad were deployed at all locations. Authorities have confirmed that no suspicious objects or explosives were found. They called the threats a hoax, after extensive checks.
Uttara Kannada Superintendent of Police Deepan M N said precautionary measures were taken as per protocol to ensure public safety. “A detailed search was conducted at all the mentioned offices, but nothing incriminating was found,” he said.
Police have begun efforts to trace the source of the emails and identify the sender while security around key government buildings in the affected districts was heightened as a precaution, officials added.
