Four of family die after tree falls on them due to heavy rains

A woman and her three minor children were killed while her husband and their another child sustained injuries after a tree fell on them due to heavy rains in Chhattisgarh's Sarguja district, police said today.
"The incident took place near Jatgaon village on Lundra- Dhaurpur road when the victims were heading to Jori-Birma village on a motorcycle to celebrate Raksha Bandhan last evening," Sarguja Additional Superintendent of Police Ramkrishna Sahu said.
The deceased were identified as Sunita Gond (30), Ishwar (12), Neha (3) and Khushi (1), he said.
Her husband Nilesh Gond(40) and daughter Chhoti (1), who were injured in the mishap, were admitted to a local hospital of Ambikapur district headquarters, the ASP said.

The victims were natives of Batgari village in Lundra region, located around 350 kms away from the state capital of Raipur.
The family was travelling on a motorcycle to the village of Sunita's parents to celebrate Raksha Bandhan. When they reached near Jatgaon under Lundra police station, a big tree got uprooted due to heavy rainfall and strong winds and fell on the family, leaving four of them dead on spot, the ASP said.
After getting information, a police team immediately reached the spot and rushed the victims to Lundra government hospital where Sunita and her three children were declared brought dead, he said.

A case has been registered in this connection, the ASP said, adding that a probe was underway.