18 killed as buses collide in UP

April 30, 2012

Lucknow: , April 30: A collision of two buses in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district, about 275 km from here, on Sunday killed as many as 18 people, including women and children, and left over a dozen others injured, according to the police.

The toll may go up and several persons, who have been admitted to hospital, were stated to be critical and battling for life.

According to police sources here, the incident occurred when a private bus bound for the Indo-Nepal border town of Sonouli collided with a roadways bus on the busy Gorakhpur-Sonouli road around noon on Sunday.

“The collision was so severe that the roadways bus climbed over the private carrier. A majority of the deceased were passengers in the private bus,” said Gorakhpur district police chief Ashutosh Kumar.

“Several passengers were trapped inside the buses. Rescue workers had a tough time in extricating them out,” Kumar said.

According to eye witnesses, the driver of the private bus lost control over the steering wheel in an attempt to save a van that suddenly appeared before him.

The state government has announced a relief of Rs 1 lakh leach to the next of kin of the deceased while Rs 25,000 will be given to the seriously injured. A magisterial probe has been ordered into the incident.

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Woman held in Madhya Pradesh for eloping with teenage girl; 'marrying' her

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June 27,2020

Guna (MP), Jun 27: A 20-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly eloping with her minor partner and "marrying" her at Guna town in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Saturday.

The matter came to light, when a resident of Budhe Balaji area approached the Kotwali police station on Monday with a complaint that his 17-year-old daughter had gone missing, additional superintendent of police T S Baghel said.

On investigation, it was found that a relative from a village Shivpuri district, who was living with the family, was also missing, he said.

A team was sent to the village and the duo was caught on Friday, the official said, adding that the woman had married the minor, who claimed that she had eloped of her own volition.

The woman was arrested under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, while the minor was sent back to her family after counselling.

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MLA booked for violating lock down rules in Pondy

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March 26,2020

Puducherry,Mar 26: Congress legislator from Kamaraj Nagar constituency John Kumar has been booked on charges of violating lock-down rules, Lt Governor Kiran Bedi said on Thursday.

In a Whats app posting she further said that an FIR has been registered under the Disaster management Act.

She stated John Kumar in an irresponsible manner allowed more than 200 people to gather outside his house and distributed doles personally when lock down was enforced in the country.

A criminal case has been registered against him for blatant violation of law despite mass information and media messages.Instead of following the law, he chose to violate it,she further stated.

The LG added that as per the ground report by IGP Surendra Yadav, there was perceptible improvement in enforcement of lock down and public were aware and cooperative.Vehicles carrying essential supplies and personnel were moving and every day is an improvement.

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