45 killed, 12 injured after bus fell down in a ditch in Uttarakhand, Pauri-Garhwal bus accident

Uttrakhand: 45 charred to death, 12 injured after bus fell down in a ditch in Pauri Garhwal; rescue operation underway

45 charred to death, 12 injured after bus fell down in a ditch in Pauri Garhwal in Uttrakhand, rescue operation underway. "20 bodies have been recovered, 12 injured referred to hospital after a bus fell down a gorge in Pauri Garhwal district's Nanidhanda area.

Number of casualties expected to rise," says Garhwal Commissioner Dilip Jawalkar.

20 bodies have been recovered, 12 injured referred to hospital after a bus fell down a gorge in Pauri Garhwal district's Nanidhanda area. Number of casualties expected to rise: Garhwal Commissioner Dilip Jawalkar #Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/YIskUa0Ku8

— ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2018

Four of passengers were critically injured in the accident which happened on the Pipali-Bhoan motorway in Pauri Garhwal's Nainidanda block. The police and a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are facilitating rescue operations.

As per reports, the 28 seater mini bus was overloaded and that could have led the accident. However, cause of accident is still not clear.

4 men and 7 women of a family, found dead in a house in New Delhi

New Delhi: In shocking condition, 11 members of a family including 7 women were found dead inside a home in north Delhi's Burai area on Sunday morning. Some of the bodies were found hanging from an iron grill ceiling; others were lying on the floor blindfolded with their hands and legs tied up.

The police suspect that they committed suicide.

Seven of the victims are women, including a 75-year-old, while 4 victims are men. Two of them could be minors, an officer said.

Bodies of 11 members of a family found in a house in Delhi's Burari: 10 bodies were found blindfolded and hanging from a railing in the house and 1 body was found lying on the floor. The family owned a grocery shop, says Sources.

Bodies of 7 women and 4 men including three teenagers have been found. We are investigating from all possible angles, we are not ruling out anything: Joint CP Delhi, on bodies of 11 people found at a house in Delhi's Burari pic.twitter.com/apdRPL5w8r

— ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2018

The family reportedly ran a grocery shop and plywood business out of their double-storey home in Burari's Sant Nagar.

Every morning, their shop would open by 6, but when it didn't till 7.30 today, a neighbor went to check on the family and was shocked to find most of them hanging from the grill ceiling.

He informed the police, who rushed to the spot and cordoned the area. They are currently scanning the CCTV footage from the area.