Auraiya. The wedding procession of Sapna, daughter of Pramod Shakya, resident of village Jhabra of Bela police station area, had come from Etawah area to SB Marriage Home located on Kanpur Road in Bela on Saturday. When the wedding procession was going on, there was a fight between the bride and groom over some issue. On which some wedding guests ran away in their car under the influence of alcohol and hit Sapna’s uncle Mansingh Shakya (58), son of Rameshwar Dayal Shakya, resident of Jhabra, with a speeding car and the car fled from the spot.
The wedding guests informed the police station and the ambulance about the incident and chased the car. Due to being drunk, three people in the car collided with a culvert near Fakire Purva Mod and the car fell into a pit. Everyone left the car and ran away from the spot. Police reached the spot and sent the injured to CHC Bidhuna by ambulance. In critical condition, the family took him to Saifai PGI. Where Mansingh died.
When the news of the incident reached the village on Sunday morning, everyone’s eyes became moist. On one side, the daughter’s palanquin was being raised and on the other side, uncle’s bier was also being lifted. The body did not reach the village after post-mortem till late evening. Police Station Head Sudhir Bhardwaj said that the car has been parked in the police station. Appropriate action will be taken on receipt of complaint letter.