In two tragic road incidents, a sub-inspector was killed and three policemen sustained injuries when a car, allegedly owned by a criminal, mowed them down while they were checking vehicles in Mathura's Govardhan area while in Lakhimpur Kheri, three people, including two teenagers, were killed while six others were injured when a tourist bus going to Nepal rammed into a stationary truck in Isanagar area due to dense fog late Saturday night.
The accident in Mathura took place on Saturday and the police said one of the five occupants of the car, Chandra Shekhar (25), was also injured. He was arrested and has been admitted to hospital while the others managed to escape.
Preliminary probe revealed that the occupants of the car, including its driver, were drunk at the time of the accident. The car is owned by a criminal, Dilip Kumar. However, police were not sure whether Kumar was in the car.
Sub-Inspector Ram Kishan was grievously injured and died during treatment, while constables Amit Kumar and Anuj Kumar and head constable Atendra Kumar are admitted in the hospital.
Superintendent of Police (Rural) Shrish Chandra said CCTV footage of the area was being scanned. An FIR has been registered under Section 304 of the IndianPenal Code and further investigations are on.
In Lakhimpur Kheri, the accident occurred on Pilibhit-Basti highway near Ludhauni village and the ill-fated bus had Nepali citizens who were returning to Nepal after touring Himachal Pradesh.
Police on Sunday said the deceased were identified as Dhaman Khatka (15), Rohit Bohra (14) and the conductor of the bus. The bus was carrying around 25 passengers.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief at the death of the Nepali citizens and asked the officials to provide adequate treatment to the injured passengers.
Meanwhile in Shamli, a youth was allegedly shot at by his friend following an altercation at a birthday party in Adarsh Mandi police station area, police said on Sunday.
Ankur, the victim, was rushed to hospital, they said.
According to the police complaint filed by the victim's brother, the accused, Ankit, and his friends Akshay and Sandeep, picked up a fight with Ankur over a trivial issue at the birthday party on Saturday evening. The verbal duel snowballed after which Ankit opened fire at Ankur, they said.
A case was registered against Ankit and his friends. They are absconding, police said.