Wedding tragedy: 9 dead in road crash in Rajasthan's Jhalawar, 3 of them brothers
Kota(PTI): Nine men returning from a wedding died in a road incident in Rajasthan's Jhalawar when the car they were in collided head-on with a truck early Sunday, an officer said.
The men, all of them aged 16-30, were returning from a wedding in Dungri village of Madhya Pradesh.
Among the victims were Rohit, 16, Sonu, 22, and Deepak, 24, all of them brothers, Eklera Police Station SHO Sandeep Vishoni said.
The other victims were identified as Ashok, 24, Hemraj, 33, Ravishankar, 25, and Rahul, 20, all of them from Bagari Mohalla of Jhalawar's Eklera village, he said.
Rohit, 22, and Ramkishan, 20, who too died in the incident, were from Khanpur area of Jhalawar and Harnawda in Baran district.
Manish Bagari, 18, is undergoing treatment in a critical state at a hospital, Vishoni said. The truck driver was detained and questioned, he said.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Hemant Gautam said the car, a Maruti Suzuki Omni, was completely mangled.
According to Gopal Bagari, a relative, around 35-40 baraatis had left from Dungri in three Omnis and two pick-ups vehicles at around 12.30 am.
On the way, Bagari stopped in Khimchi village on Bhopal road for tea, while the other car sped ahead.
After around 10 minutes break, Bagari resumed his journey, and after a few minutes travel, around 2.15 am, found a car in a mangled state stuck in a truck near Pachola village.
The rescuers had to break open the rear gate of the car to bring out the severely injured men, at least two of them were stuck in front.
Five of them were rushed to a private hospital and four to a community health centre. All nine were soon declared dead.
VIDEO | Nine people were reportedly killed following a collision between a van and a trolley on NH 52 near Aklera town in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar late last night.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
