PM Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben injured in road accident
Jashodaben Narendrabhai Modi
Jashodaben was returning to Gujarat after attending a wedding in Kota
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben has been injuredand her relative was killed in a road accident on a highway near Rajasthan's Chittorgarh.
Jashodaben did not suffer any major injuries in the accident in which four other people travelling with her was also injured, SHO Parsoli Shyam Singh said.
The deceased was identified as Basant Bhai Modi (67), a relative of Jashodaben, who died while undergoing treatment, the police said.
It was not immediately known what caused the accident. Jashodaben was returning to Gujarat after attending a wedding in Kota.
The accident took place in Parsoli Police Station area when Jashodaben and others were travelling to Chittorgarh after attending a function in Kota, they said.
PM Modi married her in 1968 when they were teenagers.
Jashodaben has also been provided with SPG security cover, which is given to the PM and members of immediate family.
She has retired as a school teacher and lives a quiet life with her two brothers in Ishwarwada village in Mehsana district of north Gujarat.
(With inputs from PTI)