Muzaffarnagar,

21 July (HS): According to police, two kanwariyas were killed and three others

injured in two different incidents in Muzaffarnagar district on Monday. In the

first incident, a 28-year-old kanwariya (Lord Shiva devotee) named Amit died

and three others were injured when their pickup truck overturned near the Simli

bypass on Sunday night.

According

to Station House Officer (SHO) Jaiveer Singh Bhati, the four kanwariyas were

returning from Haridwar to Mahendragarh after collecting Ganga water when the

tragedy occurred. The wounded people were brought to the hospital.

Moreover

on Sunday night, a 35-year-old kanwariya named Vicky, a resident of Najafgarh

in Delhi, was discovered unconscious near Panchenda Bridge on the

Delhi-Dehradun National Highway. According to SHO Dinesh Chand Baghel, Vicky

was transported to the hospital, where doctors confirmed him dead. He is said

to have died from head injuries after being hit by an unidentified car while

going back to Delhi from Haridwar. The

corpse has been submitted for postmortem.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi