Three friends were mowed down by a train when they were clicking selfies on a railway track on the occasion of Independence Day. The incident occurred about one km away from Gurugram station in Bijnor on Monday evening. Police registered a case and sent the bodies for autopsy.
As per reports, three youths returning from work stopped on the railway track, about one kilometer away from Gurugram railway station on Monday evening. The trio were clicking selfies with the tricolor when they were run over by a train. The deceased were identified as Faizan (22) & Adil (23) of Mirzapur village in Nehtaur area and Saud of Musepur village.
Meanwhile, four people, including a retired sub-inspector, died while five others were injured after a truck ploughed into a house in Mainpuri district. The police said one person was still stuck under the debris and the rescue operation was underway.
The incident occurred near Khiria Peepal village on GT Road when the truck driver lost control of the vehicle.
A retired sub-inspector and his wife also died in the mishap even as two people travelling in the truck also died and five others injured, Mainpuri SP Kamlesh Dixit said.
Meanwhile, in a shocking incident in Ghazipur district, a woman poisoned to death her three daughters following a spat with her husband.The incident took place in Bhanmal Rai village in Suhwal police circle. The woman was taken into custody, local police said on Tuesday.
According to a police spokesman, the woman had a fight with her husband over a domestic issue after which she poisoned her three daughters. Two daughters died on the spot while the third succumbed during treatment. The police booked the woman for murder and sent the bodies for autopsy.