In a tragic incident, three persons including a woman were burnt alive while another was injured, when the bike they riding caught fire after colliding with another vehicle in Robertsganj area of Sonebhadra late on Monday night.
As per reports, four people, including a woman, were riding a bike when it collided with another vehicle on an overbridge on the Varanasi-Shaktinagar highway late Monday night. Due to the imact, the bike caught fire in which three persons including the woman were charred while one was critically injured. The injured was rushed to Varanasi for treatment where his condition was `critical’. With the help of the driving license, the police ascertained the identity of one of the victims as Ankit Singh. Efforts were being made to identity the other victims.
Meanwhile in Chandauli, three youths were crushed to death in Sadar Kotwali area on Monday night.
As per reports, a car crushed a three youths riding a bike near Majhwar village killing Dharmendra Singh (30), Bhola (18) and Raju (20) on the spot. The victims were returning from a marriage function when tragedy struck.
In Hardoi, three of a family died after consuming a poisonous substance on the direction of a ‘tantrik’ in Sadabad area on Tuesday.
SP, Umesh Kumar Singh said that Rajesh Singh of Kakraghat village was concerned with the spots on his body duye to lucoderma. After running to several quacks, he contacted a trantrik at Hatipur village. On his direction, Rajesh Singh (46) his wife Geeta (40) and son Rohit (20) consumed some medicines on Tuesday morning and fell unconscious. They were rushed to Sadabad government hospital where they were declared dead. The police are now searching the absconding trantrik.
In a sensational case in Pratapgarh, a 20-year-old girl suffered serious burns when a jilted lover threw acid on her. The victim had gone out with her sister on Monday evening when Raj Kumar of Ambedkarnagar threw acid on her. The girl was taken to the district hospital from where she was referred to Allahadad. A case was registered in this regard following a complaint by her father.