4 Bhojpur women crushed to death during morning walk

ARA: Four women of Ojhwaliya village were crushed to death by an SUV during morning walk near Devchanda bridge under Piro police station area in Bhojpur district on Friday. The deceased were identified as Urmila Devi (58), Manti Devi (52), Saraswati Devi (51) and Motijharo Devi (52).
Angry locals blocked Piro-Jagdishpur road for several hours, demanding adequate compensation to the bereaved families and the arrest of the culprit driver.
Piro SDPO Rahul Singh, SDM Amrendra Kumar and Piro police station and adjoining police station personnel reached the spot to pacify the agitating crowd. They lifted the blockade only after the announcement of immediate compensation.
SDPO Singh said as an immediate relief under the family benefit scheme, each of the bereaved family was paid Rs20,000 besides Rs3,000 under Kabir Antyeshti scheme. “Steps are being taken to provide further relief to the bereaved families. Efforts are on to nab the guilty driver,” he said.
According to the locals, several men and women from Ojhwaliya go for the morning walk daily.