UP: 16 students, 2 women injured after gas cylinder of school van explodes
Bhadohi (UP), Jan 12: At least 16 students and two women Saturday sustained burn injuries when a gas cylinder of a school van exploded in Gyanpur town here, an official said.
The incident took place at around 8 am when the van was ferrying the students to a private school, District Magistrate Rajendra Prasad said.
"The children are from class 1 to 5 and between 5-8 years of age," he said.
They suffered 30 to 90 per cent burns, Prasad, adding the condition of four is said to be critical.
He said the driver of the van, attached to the private school, was using a domestic gas cylinder as fuel for the vehicle.
Two women who tried to save the students also suffered burn injuries, Prasad said.
The students along with the women are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Varanasi.
"As soon as cylinder exploded, the driver fled the spot, and the two women sustained injuries while trying to save the children," the district magistrate said.
He said soon after the incident the owner of the school locked the institute and fled.
A case has been registered and investigation is on, he said.
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Man in Belagavi arrested for murdering 15-day-old daughter by feeding poison
Belagavi: In a murder case reported from Ukkada village of the taluk, a 28-year-old man was held by Kakathi Police on charges of poisoning his 15-day-old daughter, apparently on learning that the infant was female.
The arrested man, Bhimaraya Banappa Chippadi, is said to be a resident of Bhootaramanahatti. He was held by Kakathi Police following an investigation into a case registered against him based on a complaint filed by his wife, Sheela Chippadi, who has accused him of murdering their infant, Priyanka.
Police sources have said that Chippadi was unhappy that his wife Sheela had delivered a female child and had been pressurizing her to leave the infant at her paternal home and return alone.
On Tuesday, March 17 afternoon, Chippadi allegedly poisoned his daughter Priyanka when his wife and child were asleep. A primary investigation has revealed that the accused applied the poison to the opening of a bottle and fed it to the infant.
Chippadi reportedly escaped from the spot after poisoning his daughter.
When his wife Sheela woke up, she noticed the infant foaming at the mouth and immediately took the child to the Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) Hospital, but doctors declared Priyanka dead, sources said. The doctors have reportedly suspected that the infant was fed a pesticide used on cotton crops.
Kakathi Police, who registered a case against Chippadi, probed the matter and tracked him down on Friday, March 20.
Chippadi, who was produced before the court, has been sent to judicial custody and is currently lodged in Hindalga jail.
