The two women rebuked at a man for passing lewd comments on a member of their family, after which, the man returned in a car, only to crush them to death
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Two women were crushed to death under the wheels of a car being allegedly driven by a man who they rebuked for passing lewd comment against a member of their family in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district. The incident took place on Monday night during the wee hours, the police said, adding that a case was filed against four persons including the main accused identified as Nakul Singh who has been arrested.
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Bulandshahr: Miscreants ran a car over four members of a family, yesterday, allegedly after they objected to a molestation attempt by the miscreants against their daughter. Two members of the family died and two are critically injured. pic.twitter.com/BNQdos4pZB
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) June 25, 2019
However, the victims' family placed the dead bodies on a highway and blocked traffic on Tuesday, demanding immediate arrest of all accused. The protest was called off after the police intervened and pacified the family members. N Kolanchi, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) said the families of the victims had returned from a wedding late at night when they noticed the accused urinating on the wall of their house.
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When the deceased Urmila (42), wife of Bhimsen and Santo Devi (38), wife of Ramvir objected, the accused allegedly passed lewd comments at a woman member of the family which further angered the women, who then berated the accused. He left after threatening them of dire consequences, the police said. Soon, the accused returned with his friends in a car and crushed the women, who were standing outside their house, Kolanchi added. While the women died, Ramvir's son and another youth were injured in the incident and are recuperating in a local hospital.
With Inputs from ANI
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