Eight workers mowed down by speeding car
Chandigarh, Oct 18: Eight workers were killed, and 12 others sustained injuries after a car ran over them on Lehragaga-Jakhal road in Punjab’s Sangrur district on Sunday, police said. The incident occurred near Alisher village when a group of more than 20 workers enrolled under Viksit Bharat Guarantee Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G) — several among them women — were engaged in some work. Some of them were sitting along the road. A speeding car coming from the direction of Jakhal mowed down the group of workers, police said. Subsequently, the car driver abandoned his vehicle and fled from the spot, Superintendent of Police Palwinder Singh. Five workers died on the spot, another police official said. The injured were taken to a hospital, where some were said to be in serious condition. (PTI)
5 killed as car crashes into transport bus
Beed, Oct 18: Five people, among them an 11-year-old boy, were killed after their car swerved to avoid potholes and collided with a state transport bus in Maharashtra’s Beed district on Sunday morning, police said. The accident occurred around 11 am at Shindewadi Cross Road on the Khamgaon-Pandharpur National Highway in Majalgaon tehsil, around 55 km from the district headquarters, an official said. (PTI)
Man gets death sentence for rape, murder of minor
Mysuru, Oct 18: A special POCSO court here has sentenced a 31-year-old man to death and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh for raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl. The incident took place during last year’s Dasara festival, when the girl had accompanied her parents from north Karnataka to Mysuru to sell balloons. Delivering the sentence on Saturday, Judge Anand P Hogade also directed the District Legal Services Authority to ensure compensation of Rs 13.50 lakh is provided to the victim’s family. The sentence was pronounced on Saturday. (PTI)
Critically ill civilian airlifted in C-130J from Leh to Delhi
New Delhi/Leh, Oct 18: A 30-year-old critically ill civilian patient was airlifted from Leh to Delhi in a C-130J aircraft, with the mission being carried out by the IAF in darkness and challenging weather conditions, officials said on Sunday. The evacuation mission required a high degree of operational preparedness, professional coordination and timely execution, they said. A senior official said the airlift happened late night on Saturday. (PTI)