GONDA: A minor boy was allegedly killed after being hit by a vehicle in the motorcade of an Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar in Gonda district.


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Police said the minister's cavalcade was passing through Colonelganj area on Saturday.


The boy was knocked down by one of the vehicles in the fleet and died on way to hospital, as per PTI.


"A vehicle from Rajbhar’s convoy hit the boy and he died on the spot, FIR has been registered," Vishwanath, father of the victim, was quoted as saying by ANI.


Meanwhile, the Yogi Adityanath government has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the family of the deceased.


It has also sought a report on the incident from the DGP.





On the other hand, Rajbhar was quoted as saying by the media that he didn't know that the car from his convoy was involved in the incident.