2 killed as car overturns while trying to save cow

Two brothers were killed and six others injured when their car overturned in an attempt to save a cow in Rajasthan's Sikar district today, a police official said.

The car was on its way to Salasar from Jaipur, said Ghasiram, a sub-inspector posted at Sadar police station.

The deceased were identified as Ashish Saini (26) and Nikhil Saini (22).

Three critically injured people were referred to a hospital in Jaipur, the sub-inspector said.

The bodies were handed over to family members after postmortem and a case was registered against the car driver, he added.