Purnea, Dec 23 (IANS) At least five persons were killed and 6 others injured after a speeding pick-up van rammed them in Bihar’s Purnea district.
The incident happened on Sunday night when a speeding pickup van driven by Sonu Kumar rammed into a group of 11 people standing near the Panchayat Bhawan in Dhakwa village, Purnea district. The vehicle initially hit a child, leading to a dispute between Sonu and the villagers.
Following the argument, Sonu allegedly drove his vehicle in a drunken and enraged state, deliberately running over the people.
The injured were rushed to a hospital where five persons lost their lives during treatment. They have been identified as Jyotish Thakur, 50, Sanyukta Devi, 45, Amardeep, 6, Akhilesh,11, and Manisha,11.
Six others, including Rajesh Muni, Abhinandan Muni, Shalu Kumar, Poonam Devi, Twinkle Kumari, and Nikki Devi, received severe injuries. Two remain in critical condition at Purnea Medical College Hospital.
The injured were initially taken to Dhamdaha Sub-divisional Hospital but were later referred to Purnea Medical College Hospital due to their critical conditions. A case has been registered against Sonu Kumar based on the written complaint from the villagers. Police are conducting raids to arrest Sonu, who fled the scene.
Preliminary investigation suggests Sonu was intoxicated at the time of the incident and was driving at a fast speed. Residents have accused Sonu of intentionally targeting the group due to the earlier dispute.
The police officials sent the bodies of the deceased for post-mortem examinations on Monday morning.
Ranjan Kumar, the in-charge of the Dhamdaha Police Station, said, “On the written application of the local people, we have registered an FIR under relevant sections of rash and negligent driving against Sonu Kumar. We are continuously raiding to arrest Sonu Kumar. He has fled from the village. Information has been received that the accused has committed such a big incident over a small dispute. A complaint has been received that he was in a state of intoxication.”
–IANS
ajk/skp
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
