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Two Kanwariyas killed in UP, one in Uttarakhand road accidents
Two Kanwariyas were killed and another injured after a speeding car hit their motorcycle on the Delhi-Dehradun National Highway in Uttar Pradesh early Wednesday, police said. In a separate incident in Uttarakhand…
The Story in Brief
Two Kanwariyas were killed and another injured after a speeding car hit their motorcycle on the Delhi-Dehradun National Highway in Uttar Pradesh early Wednesday, police said. In a separate incident in Uttarakhand on Friday, a 23-year-old Kanwariya from Faridabad died and two others were injured when their motorcycle collided with a government bus on the Haridwar, Najibabad National Highway. The deceased in Uttarakhand was identified as Manish Kumar, police said. Both incidents occurred during the ongoing Kanwar Yatra, in which lakhs of devotees travel to collect Ganga water. Police have attributed the UP crash to speeding, while the Uttarakhand bus driver has not been arrested.
The Indian Opinion
The deaths of Kanwariyas in separate road accidents risk being turned into communal or political ammunition. The facts so far point to speeding and a collision, not targeted violence. Readers should wait for forensic reports and witness statements before linking the incidents to the Kanwar Yatra itself. A key test will be whether the police file charges that reflect negligence or intent, and whether the Uttarakhand bus driver is arrested. Numbers alone will not settle the question; the quality of investigation will.
Sources (2): ndtv.com, hindustantimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
