Badaun, May 12: A wedding procession turned violent on Friday night around 10 PM in Ujhani in Uttar Pradesh’s Budaun, when the uncle of the groom ran his car into the crowd following a dispute. The incident left 11 people injured, including children.
Hindi Daily Amar Ujala reported that the wedding procession was for the son of a local resident and was taking place at Kalyan Singh Chowk’s wedding hall. The dispute occurred near a power station during the procession between a relative and the groom’s uncle, a resident of Bisaratganj, Bareilly. Following the argument, the groom’s uncle lost his temper and drove his car into the crowd. Anyone who came in front of the car was injured. Bride Cancels Wedding as Groom Fails to Recite Table of Two in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba.
The injured included Rajesh (32), a resident of Gohra, Kasganj district, Rajesh’s daughter Kumkum (10), Naveen Chandra (12) son of Dinesh, a resident of Manpur Nagariya village in Soron Kotwali area, Satya Narayan, Sunil Kumar (30), a resident of Pattii village in Sirauli, Bareilly, Jagpal (18) from Bisaul, Nitin Sahu (25) from Adhali village in Ujhani Kotwali area, Anmol (21), and Aakash Yadav (20) from Ramleela Nagla in the town, and a woman. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: 17-Year-Old Girl Hired To Welcome Guests at Wedding in Hathras Gang-Raped by Two Men; One Arrested.
The injured were given primary treatment at the Community Health Centre. Aakash, whose condition was serious, was referred to the district hospital the same night. Aakash’s father Mahesh reported that the accused was under the influence of alcohol. A complaint has been lodged against him at the police station. Sub-Inspector Manoj Kumar said that an investigation is being conducted based on the complaint.
The injured were taken one by one to the Community Health Centre. Medical Superintendent Rajkumar Gangwar said that the injured arrived at the hospital until 1 AM. All of them were given primary treatment. Except for Aakash, none of them had serious injuries. Many relatives also came to the hospital with the injured. After treatment, they took the injured home.
Relatives told health workers during the treatment of the injured that the accused did not stop among the wedding procession after running the car. An attempt was also made to catch him. Some people in the wedding procession chased the car to Kalyan Singh Chowk, but they failed to corner the car.
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