Two dead in Uttar Pradesh after BJP candidate’s convoy hits motorcycle
Brij Bhushan Singh
Two people were killed and two were left injured in India's Uttar Pradesh state after being hit by an SUV, which belonged to the convoy of Karan Bhushan Singh, BJP candidate from Kaiserganj Lok Sabha seat, police said.
Karan is the son of six-time MP and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who was embroiled in a major controversy as he faced sexual harassment allegations, with some of the nation's top wrestlers protesting against him.
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Local police said that the accused driver has been taken into custody and the injured were admitted to hospital. Police said, adding that police personnel have been deployed in the area to ensure law and order.
As per a report by the news agency PTI, Colonelganj SHO Nirbhay Narayan Singh said Rehan Khan (17) and Shehzad Khan (20) who were riding on a motorcycle were hit by the vehicle near a school. They died on the spot.
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According to the police official, the SUV car that hit the bike lost control. The car also hit Sita Devi (60) who was walking on the roadside. She was rushed to a nearby hospital.
"The bodies have been sent for post-mortem. We are in the process of lodging an FIR against the driver of the SUV," the SHO said as quoted.
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The accused driver, identified as Lavkush Srivastav (30), has been taken into custody, the Additional Superintendent of Police Radhey Shyam Rai said.
Initially, locals alleged that the SUV involved in the accident was part of the cavalcade of the BJP candidate. "They have also alleged that the occupants of the SUV abandoned the damaged car and fled in another vehicle," the SHO said.
As quoted by ANI, the uncle of the deceased, Farman Khan said, "When I received the information and reached the site of the accident, people told me that this Fortuner was in Karan Bhushan Singh's (BJP candidate from Kaiserganj) cavalcade."
"They tried to overtake (the bike) and during that, the accident happened.We haven't seen how the accident happened. We don't even know to whom this Fortuner belongs, I am saying what people have told me.We don't have any demands, we have lost our children," he added.
(With inputs from agencies)