Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
Four people, including three teenage girls, were killed after an allegedly speeding car ran over a group performing the immersion of ‘Teshu-Jhanjhi’ in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district on Sunday evening, police said. Several others, including the occupants of the car, were injured in the incident.
The accident occurred around 8.30 pm on the Shikohabad-Bateshwar road, near Chhatanpura village under the Nasirpur police station area, PTI reported.
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The deceased were identified as Anjali and Akanksha, both aged 15, Babli, 17, and Harish Kumar, 25. Sirsaganj Circle Officer Chanchal Tyagi said three of the deceased were women.
Police detained the car driver and rushed the injured to the district hospital for treatment.
According to locals, ‘Teshu-Jhanjhi’ is a traditional festival celebrated in the Braj region, Bundelkhand and parts of western Uttar Pradesh. The accident occurred while the group was performing the immersion ritual.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
