In a tragic mishap, ruling Samajwadi Party MlA from Bilari, Haji Mohammad Irfan, along with two others, were killed in a road accident in Badaun on Thursday early morning.
The incident took place when the leader and six others were on their way to Saifai in Etawah district to attend the marriage of Cabinet Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav’s son on Thursday. Officials here confirmed the death of the MlA, who represented Bilari constitutency of Moradabad district.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Badaun, Saumitra Yadav said that the MlA, along with others, were going to Saifai on his SUV when his car overturned after one of the tyres deflated on the Bareilly -Agra highway near Kachla under Mujaria police station area in the district at around 10:30am. The deceased included the driver of the vehicle Farzad Ali(34) and another party leader K P Singh Yadav.
The MlA’s son Fahim, gunner Tahir and three others Rahul Jain, Saurabh Yadav and Amit Yadav was critically injured in the incident. Irfan (65) is survived by his wife, four sons and two daughters. Samajwadi party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who are in Saifai, to attend the marriage of Aditya Yadav, have expressed their grief over the death of the Party MlA.