Udupi: Office-bearers jostle themselves during protest against sand problem
Udupi, October 22: When the lorry owners, drivers and labourers, led by Lorry Owners Association, were staging a dharna in front of the deputy commissioner’s office here on Monday against sand problem, office-bearers of the association jostled among themselves and reportedly tried to assault each other.
When hundreds of association members were staging a dharna in front of the DC office, Association leader and Sand Permit-holders Association office-bearer Uday Kumar went to the DC office to enquire licence on sand blocks. But his act has irked the agitators.
As soon as he came out of the DC office, the agitators questioned him and alleged that he was lobbying for sand permits when they were staging dharna since morning. Though Uday Kumar clarified that he has gone to the office to see the list of eligible permit holders displayed on the notice board, the agitators took him to task.
Irked by this situation, Praveen Suvarna of Lorry Owners Association tried to assault Uday Kumar by pushing him down. The police who rushed to the spot pacified the situation and took Uday Kumar inside the DC office.
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Four dead, 6 injured in road accident in Bihar's Saran district
Chhapra (Bihar) (PTI): Four people, including two women, died on the spot and six others were injured in an accident in Bihar's Saran district on Wednesday morning, a police official said.
The incident took place on the Brahmpur-Revelganj road in Bhagwan Bazar police station area of the district.
Talking to PTI, Chhapra SDPO (Sadar-1) said, "Around 5.45 am, a pickup vehicle travelling from Brahmpur towards Uttar Pradesh, which had 12 people on board, lost control and overturned. An unidentified truck allegedly ran over four people, including two men and two women, who had fallen onto the road."
Of the six people who were injured, four are undergoing treatment at Sadar hospital in Chhapra, and two others, who are in a critical condition, have been referred to Patna Medical College and Hospital for treatment, he added.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.
An FIR was registered at the Traffic police station, and further legal action is being taken, officials said.
CCTV footage from nearby areas is being examined to identify the truck and its driver, they added.
The SDPO said the deceased belonged to different regions of Uttar Pradesh, and police are trying to reach out to their families.
