The wall of a mosque collapsed, killing an imam in Muzaffarnagar, police said on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Tahir Kasmi, 60, general secretary of Muzaffarnagar City Jamiat Ulama e-Hind. The wall of the mosque in the Kotwali police station area of the district collapsed on Tuesday evening, trapping the imam under the rubble. He was taken to a hospital where a doctor pronounced him dead, Kotwali police station SHO Mahaveer Singh said.
Meanwhile, two brothers aged 22 and 17 were killed when the motorcycle they were riding was hit by a vehicle in Etawah, police said on Wednesday. The accident took place in Jaswantnagar area on Tuesday evening. The deceased were identified as Vikram and his younger brother Vishal.
Jaswantnagar’s Station House Officer Mukesh Kumar Solanki said the bodies of the victims had been sent for post-mortem. No arrests have been made in this connection so far and police are investigating the matter.
Meanwhile, a fire broke out in a garment showroom in Mathura.
Officials said that fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
While speaking to the media, an official of the Fire Service said, "The fire spread to the first, second and third floors of the building. It took a long time but the fire was brought under control. Six-seven fire tenders are deployed to control the fire.
The owner of a hotel near the showroom, Shyam Singhal, said the entire showroom was gutted. "The fire tenders reached on time. However, the entire showroom was gutted by then. The loss incurred must be in crores," Singhal said.
The reason for the fire is yet to be ascertained.