A video posted by journalist Gyanendra Shukla on X showed four men sexually assaulting two girls returning home on their bicycles in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria.

In the video, the four men can be seen waiting beside their motorcycle for the girls to pass before one of them attempts to grab one of the girls. The girl being molested gets off her bicycle and starts screaming and running ahead on the empty road, while her friend, in an attempt to save herself, plunges into the field with her bicycle. Alarmed by their screams, all the miscreants flee the spot.

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Deoria police responded to the video circulating on social media, and in a post on X said, "A case has been registered in connection with the matter, the accused will be arrested very soon."

Road crash in UP leaves 10 dead; PM, CM announce ex-gratia

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, 10 people were killed and three injured when a truck collided with a tractor trolley carrying labourers in the district early Friday, police said to news agency ANI.

The incident took place around 1 am on G T Road between Kachhawan and Mirzamurad areas on the Mirzapur-Varanasi border, Superintendent of Police (Mirzapur) Abhinandan said.

"The tractor trolley, carrying 13 labourers who were returning from construction work in Bhadohi district, was hit from behind by the truck that had gone out of the driver's control," the SP said.

"Of the 13 injured, 10 died while the three others were taken to the hospital at the IIT-BHU, where their condition is stated to be normal," the officer said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in the accident and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to each of the deceased's kin and Rs 50,000 to those injured. 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also announced a similar compensation for the kin of the deceased.

"The road accident in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh is extremely painful. My deepest condolences to the bereaved families of those who lost their lives in this. May God give them strength to bear this pain. Along with this, I wish for the speedy recovery of all the injured," PM Modi said on X.

"Under the supervision of the state government, the local administration is engaged in helping the victims in every way possible," Modi, also the Lok Sabha MP from Varanasi, said.

Adityanath expressed condolences to the bereaved families of the deceased and directed the officials of the district administration to ensure proper treatment for those injured, wishing them a speedy recovery.

The police said the bodies have been sent to the mortuary.

A case has been registered at the Kachhawan police station and further legal proceedings are underway.