Three family members killed in house collapse

Three members of a family were today killed and two others got injured when their house collapsed in Sujru village here, police said.

29-year-old Usman, his wife Rihana [26] and their 6-year-old son Ayam were killed when the house collapsed early this morning, police said, adding two other children were injured in the incident.

The incident took place when the victims were sleeping in the house, they said.

District Magistrate Surendera Singh has announced an ex gratia of Rs 1.5 lakh to the family.

While local BSP MP Kadir Rana has announced a compensation of Rs 25,000 to the victim family.