Four from city killed in Ajmer

May 12, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 06:03 am IST - HYDERABAD:

Tragedy struck two families who went on a pilgrimage to Ajmer when four persons were killed and three sustained injuries in a road accident on Saturday. Eleven persons from Warasiguda were on the way to Salwar Sharif Dargah, an hour drive from Ajmer, when the car driver lost control and rammed into the divider.

The victims were identified as Md Saifullah Khan (8), Syed Shakeel (45), and his two daughters Misbah (10) and Zoya (2). The injured -- Zubaida Begum, Daniya Khan and Javeriya Khan, both daughters of Md Shakeel, were seriously injured and are under treatment at Jawahar Lal Nehru Hospital, Ajmer.

Md Shakeel Khan had taken a vow to visit the Ajmer Dargah seven times. The family completed five visits, relatives said. Syed Shakeel, a native of Bidar, was on his first visit to the shrine along with his family members.

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