Five passengers were killed while three others were critically injured when gate of a goods train suddenly opened hitting the commuters of a passenger train. The incident was reported from Achaldar locality in Auraiya on Tuesday afternoon and the injured were shifted to PGI in Saifai at Etawah.
Reports said that a passenger train was passing when gate of a goods train coming from other side suddenly opened hitting 8 passengers who were sitting on gate. While three of the passengers who came under the wheels of the train died on the spot, two other succumbed on way to hospital. A case has been registered in this regard and bodies were sent for post-mortem examination. Efforts were also on to maintain the identity of the victims.
Meanwhile in another report from Sambhal, a 26-year-old woman suffered injuries
on her hands and legs after her estranged husband allegedly threw acid on her near Surajkund gate on Monday evening. The victim was returning from a temple on Monday evening when the incident occurred. She was rushed to hospital by locals and her parents were informed of the incident.
A case was registered against her husband with whom she got married about a year ago, but had been living with her parents for the past eight months following marital discord. Her father accused husband to have orchestrated the incident with the help of two unknown persons who came on motorcycle and threw acid on the victim as soon as she came out of the temple. Efforts were now on to arrest both the culprits along with husband.