In a tragic mishap, a woman and her three children were burnt alive in an accidental fire in Khakundu police station area of Deoria late on Sunday night. A case was registered in this regard and bodies were sent for post-mortem examination.
Reports said that the incident occurred at Babhani Pandey hamlet of Deoria when 30-year-old Vimla Devi and her three sons Kinjal(6), Harmu aka Dharma (4) and six-month old Dhela were burnt alive late on Sunday night. local police which reached to the spot claimed that preliminary investigation revealed that the fire was caught through a mosquito repellent which was kept just over the bed. The cops said that the mosquito coil might have fell over the bed and the bed-sheet caught fire after which the mishap happened. Vimla’s husband Dhananjay Thakur, who wassleeping on the terrace survived the incident but he too was critically burnt reportedly in order to save his family members.
He was shifted to District Hospital. Meanwhile a couple was killed and their teenage son injured when the car they were traveling was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Badail hamlet of Barabanki on Sunday night. Reports said that Pratap Chandra (40) and his wife Savitri (38), both were killed on the spot in the mishap that took place on Sunday night on lucknow- Faizabad highway. Their son Shikhar who was seriously injured has been shifted to District Hospital where his condition was stated to be out of danger. A case was registered in this regard and body was sent for post-mortem examination.