Hathras

As many as six people died after a speeding truck ran over Kanwar devotees returning to Gwalior from Haridwar in the early hours of Saturday in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district.

According to the local police the incident took place at 2:15 am.

The police assured the people that the matter is under investigation and the guilty will not be spared.

Meanwhile, educational institutions in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, including all the schools will be shut down on July 25, 2022 and July 26, 2022, on account of the Kanwar Yatra.

Kanwar Yatra, is an annual yatra in which Kanwariyas or pilgrims visit holy places like Hardiwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch the holy water of the Ganges, which they then use in the worship of Lord Shiva.

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The Yatra has resumed this year after two years due to restrictions imposed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.