32 labourers killed as truck falls into gorge in Jharkhand
Ranchi. At least 32 labourers were killed and 13 injured Thursday when a truck carrying them skidded off the road into a gorge in Garwah district of Jharkhand, police said.
The accident occurred when the driver of the truck, carrying 45 people, lost control of the vehicle, which hit a tree and skidded off the road into the gorge near Bhagwan Ghati in the district, around 140 km from here.
"Thirty two labourers were killed in the accident and 13 others injured. Rescue operations have been launched. The injured have been admitted to the local hospital," Garwah police superintendent Richard Lakra told IANS.
The labourers were returning to their villages in Garwah district after working in the fields in Rohtas district of neighbouring Bihar.
The district administration has announced Rs.10,000 as compensation to the families of each of those killed.
Maoists call strike to protest custodial death
Ranchi. Maoist guerrillas Tuesday called strike in Palamau region of Jharkhand to protest the alleged custodial death of a man on New Year's eve. Meanwhile, a First Information Report has been filed against policemen in connection with the death, an official said.
The Maoist strike has disrupted life in Palamau region with no long-distance buses plying.
Maoists also blasted a railway track near Latkhori close to Mohammadganj railway station in Palamau district, around 180 km from Ranchi, late Monday night. Around one metre of railway track was damaged in the blast.
On Dec 30, police arrested Rajendra Yadav from Telari village of Palamau district. He died in mysterious circumstances the following day. His family members raised a hue and cry over the death.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren on Jan 1 ordered a probe into the incident. The first post-mortem examination, conducted in the government-run Palamau Sadar Hospital, gave the police a clean chit.
However, the second second post-mortem examination report said that wounds were found on the body of Rajendra Yadav. The autopsy was done Monday in the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) at Ranchi.
"Based on the post-mortem report, an FIR has been lodged against policemen (no accused named) of Chattarpur police station of Palamau district. Investigation is going on, which is being supervised by the Zonal Inspector General of Police (IG) and Deputy IG of Palamau range," a police official told .
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