3 women killed as mound of mud caves in

Three women were today killed and another injured when a mound of mud they were digging caved in at Vichpuri village area here.

Bhura Devi (17), Munni Devi (35) and Poonam (30) were buried under the mud near a village pond this afternoon while another woman was rescued by the villagers, Circle Officer Umesh Yadav said.

The injured was rushed to a hospital, while the bodies have been sent for postmortem, he said.