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Two Men Killed When Shop Scaffold Collapses in Gazraula, UP

A scaffold collapse at a shop in Gazraula killed a salt vendor and an ironing worker.

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A fatal accident occurred on Wednesday in Gazraula, Uttar Pradesh, when a shop scaffold collapsed. [1] Two contractual health workers, Ajit Kumar and Shyam Sundar Singh, were arrested by police in Bhanipur village, Bhadohi district, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly plotting to kill the chief medical superintendent (CMS), Phool Chand Bind. [2] Medical officials at the District Hospital declared both men dead upon arrival. [3] The collapse killed Sher Singh, 26, a resident of Mayapuri, who was selling salt from a cart. [4] The collapse killed Suresh, 65, a resident of Sant Nagar, who was ironing clothes nearby. [5] Chief Medical Officer Santosh Kumar Chak announced that the services of both contractual workers, Ajit Kumar and Shyam Sundar Singh, have been terminated. [6] CMS Phool Chand Bind filed a departmental complaint alleging that Ajit and Shyam conspired to kill him and submitted several audio clips as evidence. [7] Police stated that the audio clips submitted by Bind showed a conversation between the two workers planning to kill him in a road accident when he leaves the health centre. [8]
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  1. A fatal accident occurred on Wednesday in Gazraula, Uttar Pradesh, when a shop scaffold collapsed. · Amarujala
  2. Two contractual health workers, Ajit Kumar and Shyam Sundar Singh, were arrested by police in Bhanipur village, Bhadohi district, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly plotting to kill the chief medical superintendent (CMS), Phool Chand Bind. · Hindustan Times
  3. Medical officials at the District Hospital declared both men dead upon arrival. · Amarujala
  4. The collapse killed Sher Singh, 26, a resident of Mayapuri, who was selling salt from a cart. · Amarujala
  5. The collapse killed Suresh, 65, a resident of Sant Nagar, who was ironing clothes nearby. · Amarujala
  6. Chief Medical Officer Santosh Kumar Chak announced that the services of both contractual workers, Ajit Kumar and Shyam Sundar Singh, have been terminated. · Hindustan Times
  7. CMS Phool Chand Bind filed a departmental complaint alleging that Ajit and Shyam conspired to kill him and submitted several audio clips as evidence. · Hindustan Times
  8. Police stated that the audio clips submitted by Bind showed a conversation between the two workers planning to kill him in a road accident when he leaves the health centre. · Hindustan Times
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