Two crushed to death during relief operation in Purnia

Purnia (Bihar), April 15: Two men – a local BJP leader and a resentative of the party’s MLA- were crushed to death when a tree fell on them while they were carrying out relief operations today at a village in Bihar’s Purnia district hit by a severe nor’wester.

Police said BJP leader Laxman Mahato and Rajkishore Mahato, representative of the party’s MLA Pradip Daswere killed when the tree fell partially uprooted on Tuesday night by the nor’wester fell on them.

–Agencies