Briefs

“The selection of pilgrims,issue of passports,allotment of quota for each state are time-consuming processes. If immediate action is not taken by the Centre,the pilgrims will have to face several hardships and many may also be deprived of conducting their religious obligation,” Siddiqui had stated.

One dead,3 injured in road accident
One person died while three others sustained injuries in a road accident in Naka Hindola on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Jai Nandan. One Prabhat Kumar (50) reportedly lost control over his vehicle and rammed the four,who were taken to Balrampur hospital. Three others — Lalu,Khilawan and Munnu — were discharged after first aid. “Kumar was going to his son’s house in Aliganj when he lost control on the wheels. He was,however,not drunk while driving,” said Inspector Ajeet Singh Chauhan of the Naka Hindola police station. Kumar was arrested under Section 304 (A) of the IPC and his vehicle has been impounded,added the inspector.

Tempo driver abducted,released in Lucknow
The driver of a tempo carrier was allegedly kidnapped from Mohanlalganj on Friday morning and released later in the day in Kakori. Vishwakarma Sahani was on way to Sultanpur in his tempo to deliver a consignment of paan masala. He told police that on reaching Mohanlalganj,four persons emerged from a Bolero and dragged him out of his vehicle. “The miscreants forced Vishwakarma to sit in the Bolero while their accomplices took away his vehicle loaded with paan masala cartons worth Rs 3 lakh”,said Janardhan Dubey,in-charge of the Mohanlalganj police station. A hunt has been launched to trace the vehicle,added Dubey.

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