Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh): Four members of a family and a religious leader were killed after two cars collided on the Agra-Mumbai National Highway in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district on Monday, police said.
Five people also sustained injuries in the accident that took place at Gopalpura village near Sarangpur town around 6 am, Sarangpur police station in-charge Umashankar Mukati said.
The cars collided head-on, he said, adding that the deceased included Juna Akhada Mahant Anant Giri Maharaj (50), hailing from Aurangabad, who was travelling in a car from Maharashtra to Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
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The other four deceased, identified as Ram Dulari (50), Abhishek (19), Kailash (14) and Mohit (14), all belonging to the same family, were going from Guna to Indore in the other car, the official said.
Five people travelling with the religious leader received injuries and they were admitted to hospitals in Shajapur and Sarangpur towns, he said.
After the autopsy, the mortal remains of Anant Giri Maharaj were handed over to Dev Giri Maharaj of the Juna Akhada in Ujjain, who took them to Aurangabad for the last rites, Mukati said.
A case has been registered under Indian Penal Code Section 304(A) (causing death by negligence) and further investigation into the matter is underway.
PTI report
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