According to Indore deputy commissioner of police Krishnalala Chandani, the accident occurred at around 5.15 am when the four people were returning from a birthday party.
Bhopal: Three people including daughter of senior Congress MLA and former state home minister Bala Bachchan were on Friday killed when the car in which they were travelling rammed into a truck near Indore in Madhya Pradesh, police said.
Prakhar, son of Congress spokesman Anand Kasliwal Jain, was also among those killed in the incident.
The third slain passenger in the car has been identified as Mana Sandhu.
The fourth occupant of the car, Anuska Rathi, was critically injured and admitted to the local hospital, police said.
Prena, who died in the accident, is the daughter of Mr. Bachchan.
According to Indore deputy commissioner of police Krishnalala Chandani, the accident occurred at around 5.15 am when the four people were returning from a birthday party.
According to him, a preliminary police probe suggested that Prakhar was driving the car and was under the influence of alcohol.
“The vehicle was travelling at a speed of over 100 kmph before ramming into a truck. Liquor bottles were recovered from the car”, he said.
Chief minister Mohan Yadav and a host of Congress leaders including former chief minister Kamal Nath expressed shock and deep grief over the tragic death of three people including Prena and Prakhar in the incident.
