Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed grief on the lack of lives within the accident.
New Tehri:
A lady and her two minor nieces died after being run over by a rushing automotive allegedly pushed by Jakhnidhar’s assistant block improvement officer in Tehri’s Bourari space, police mentioned on Tuesday.
Reena Negi (36) was taking a stroll together with her two nieces — Anvita (seven) and Agrima (10) — on the Palika Karyalaya Street at round 7 pm on Monday when Jakhnidhar’s assistant BDO D P Chamoli knocked them down, Tehri’s Extra Superintendent of Police (ASP) J R Joshi mentioned.
Chamoli, who was driving inebriated, was arrested on Monday, officers mentioned.
On Tuesday, he was despatched to 14-day judicial custody by a neighborhood court docket, the ASP mentioned.
Chamoli’s medical examination report confirmed that he was drunk whereas driving, Chief Medical Superintendent of district hospital, Dr Amit Rai, mentioned.
Two different folks sustained accidents within the accident, and are presently receiving therapy on the district hospital.
Accused Chamoli has been booked beneath sections 279 (rash or negligent driving), 337 (inflicting harm by negligent act) and 304 (culpable murder not amounting to homicide) of the IPC, the ASP mentioned.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed grief on the lack of lives within the accident.
On his orders, Chamoli has been suspended, the officers mentioned.
Reena died on the spot, whereas the ladies had been declared useless upon arrival by the medical doctors on the district hospital, ASP Joshi mentioned, including they had been cremated right here on Tuesday night.
The Bourari market remained closed on Tuesday to mourn the deaths.
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