UP: Man arrested for killing toddler son, throwing body into Yamuna
Banda (UP) (PTI): Police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his one-and-a-half-year-old son and dumping the body in the Yamuna River, officials said on Saturday.
Circle Officer (Sadar) Rajveer Singh Gaur said a woman living at her parental home in Pachkauri village lodged an FIR on January 7, alleging that her husband Rajendra took away their one-and-a-half-year-old son Kartik on the night of January 5.
Based on the complaint, police detained Rajendra (32), a resident of Dhanuhan Dera in Fatehpur district, for questioning on Friday.
During interrogation, he confessed to strangling his son to death and throwing the body into the Yamuna River, the circle officer said.
The accused was formally arrested on Saturday, Gaur said, adding that efforts are underway to recover the body.
Rajendra was addicted to alcohol, and his wife, Sharda, had been living at her parental home due to marital discord, the officer said.
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UP: 3 killed, one injured as motorcycles collide head-on in Etah
Etah (UP) (PTI): Three people were killed, and another was injured after their motorcycles collided head-on here, police said on Sunday.
The accident occurred on Saturday night near the Barai Kalyanpur turn in the Awagarh area, with eyewitnesses claiming that both the motorcycles were travelling at high speed.
Due to reduced visibility caused by dense fog, the drivers lost control near the turn, resulting in a head-on collision. The impact was so severe that all four riders fell on the road, police said.
Locals informed police about the accident, and upon receiving information, a police team reached the spot.
The injured were taken to the emergency ward of Veerangana Avantibai Medical College in Etah. Gyan Singh (45), Pradeep (30) and Gaurav (28) were declared dead by doctors, while Chhotu (35) was referred to a higher centre for treatment, Station House Officer (SHO), Awagarh, Akhilesh Dixit said.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, police said.
Preliminary investigations suggest that high speed and negligence were the causes of the accident, the SHO said, adding that a further probe is underway.
