Bahraich (UP). Seven pilgrims, including three women, were killed and nine others were seriously injured when a minibus and truck collided head-on on the Bahraich-Lakhimpur road in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday morning. Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Ashok Kumar said on Sunday that 16 passengers from Bidar district of Karnataka were going to Ayodhya for pilgrimage in a minibus, but their vehicle near Nainiha Mandi under Motipur police station of the district on Bahraich-Lakhimpur road. It collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction and five pilgrims including the bus driver died on the spot and two others succumbed on their way to the hospital.

Additional Superintendent of Police said that nine people were seriously injured in the accident, and have been sent to the district hospital for treatment. He said three women were among the dead. The families of the deceased have been informed. He said that the truck driver fled leaving his vehicle on the spot. Kumar said the collision was so severe that both the vehicles were badly damaged and the bodies of the dead and the injured pilgrims were pulled out with great effort. He said that Bhumika (15), admitted to the district hospital, got the police officers from her mobile to talk to her relatives in Karnataka, after which the casualties were identified by sharing more pictures with the help of video calls.

Among the dead was Shiv Kumar Pujari (28) a resident of Rudrabari under the Gulbarga district of Karnataka. Apart from this, the other six deceased were Jagdamba (52), Manmat (36), Anil (30), Santosh (35), Sasikala (38), and Saraswati (47) residents of Gumba under Gandhi Ganj police station in Bidar district of Karnataka. Apart from these, Gumba residents Shivani (25), Sujata (35), Deepika (16), Vevavati (45), Sheetal (15), Sangma (62), and Anil (30) are seriously injured.

Bhumika (15) and Ishanvi (three) (both residents of Gumba) received minor injuries. All the injured are being treated at the district hospital. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed deep grief over the accident. The Chief Minister's Office tweeted, "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to road accident in Bahraich district.

Praying for peace to the departed souls, the Chief Minister expressed his condolences to the bereaved families. The Chief Minister has directed the officers of the district administration to provide proper treatment to the injured. District Magistrate Dinesh Chandra Singh and Senior Superintendent of Police Keshav Kumar Chaudhary reached the district hospital and took stock of the treatment of the injured going there.

On Monday, in village Nathua of Mujaria police station area of ​​Badaun, there was stone pelting and firing between two sides of different communities after a fight over land. Nine people are injured in this. In which the condition of one is said to be critical. All the injured have been sent to the district hospital. However, none of the parties has lodged an FIR yet. Police have been deployed in the village regarding the matter.

There is a dispute going on for 30 years between two parties of different communities regarding two and a half bigha land in Nathua village, but this matter has not been resolved yet. The case regarding this land is pending in the Bareilly Commissioner's Court. According to the villagers, there have been many disputes between the two sides regarding this land. The police station has given a bond to both of them. On Monday, the two sides again came face to face. It is said that first the women from both sides started abusing each other, and after that, the men of their family also came out with sticks and sticks and got beaten up. They threw stones at each other. One side also opened fire.

Mahavir, Geetam, Paan Singh, Vinita, Durvesh, Umesh, and Sonpal Singh on one side and two people on the other side were injured in this fight and stone-pelting. Mahavir's condition remains critical in this. The clash between the two sides went on for about an hour. Till then the police did not reach the spot. Later, Mujaria police and CO Sahaswan Chandrapal Singh reached the village, then the injured were sent to the district hospital somewhere. So far no party has come to the police station and filed a complaint. Police have been deployed in the village.

Police force deployed in the village
Regarding the matter, CO Sahaswan Chandrapal Singh says that till now no complaint has been received from any side in this matter. Further action will be taken on receipt of the complaint. Police have been deployed in the village for security.