Bantwal: A girl student of fourth standard and her father were found dead under suspicious circumstances at a private residential complex on BC Road on Saturday. Police have launched the investigation.

The incident occurred at a home which was hired by the victims on BC Road. The deceased have been identified as Prabhakar (45), and Pramanya (12). It has been suspected that Prabhakar gave poison to Pramanya before consuming it. However, the police are investigating from other angles as well.

Pramanya was studying, 4th std in SVS English medium school at Bantwala.

The incident came to light at around 5 pm on Saturday. Subsequently, Bantwal town police rushed to the spot and launched the investigation.

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Ballia (PTI): A 21-year-old student died and six others were seriously injured when the auto rickshaw they were travelling in overturned in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district on Friday, police said.

The accident occurred near Naurangiya village of Ubhaon area on Friday morning, they said.

The auto rickshaw, full of passengers, overturned while trying to save a motorcyclist who suddenly came in front of the auto, Station House Officer Vipin Singh said.

Upon receiving information about the accident police reached the spot and took the injured passengers along with the auto driver to a hospital, Singh said.

Shilpi Maurya, a student was declared dead by doctors while the other injured are undergoing treatment, he said.

The body has been sent for postmortem, he added.