SUV hits devotees in city, 10 injured
LUCKNOW, Aug. 18 -- A speeding SUV ran over devotees heading towards Varadani Hanuman Mandir for Janmashtami celebrations in Telibagh market under PGI police station limits on Saturday night, leaving ten people injured, including two children. Three of them are in critical condition at PGI Trauma Centre, police said.
A case under sections 109(1), 121(1), 121(2), 132, 281, and 324(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered at PGI police station. The accused, identified as Akshay Singh from Hussainabad, was taken into custody, police confirmed.
The incident occurred around 9 pm when the SUV, coming from the Cantonment side, hit devotees from behind. The injured include Anand Prakash Verma, his son Aarush, 9, another child, Yuvraj, and Rajesh. Rajesh's wife, Nagma, has lodged the complaint. Five others sustained minor injuries.
The SUV carried a BJP flag, which police said is being probed.
Eyewitnesses told police that the driver tried to escape after the accident, ramming into vehicles and driving over a divider. The SUV was stopped after a police constable chased it on a motorcycle.
Police said Singh was allegedly under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident and has eight criminal cases, including murder, loot and intimidation, registered in Lucknow, Barabanki and Raebareli.
Hours after the incident, CCTV footage of the SUV running over people during the Janmashtami celebration surfaced and was widely shared on social media.
The video shows the SUV seen reversing and hitting several people and objects on the way. Moments later, it drives away in the direction it came from....
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