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Four killed, nine injured in landslide near Vaishno Devi shrine

ByPTI, Jammu
Aug 06, 2016 11:38 AM IST

Four people including three pilgrims were killed and nine injured in a landslide triggered by heavy rains enroute to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district.


Four people including three pilgrims were killed and nine injured in a landslide triggered by heavy rains enroute to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district.

Three people were killed and nine others injured in a landslide near Vaishno Devi shrine.(ANI Photo)
Three people were killed and nine others injured in a landslide near Vaishno Devi shrine.(ANI Photo)

The landslide occurred on Banganga-Ardhkuwari road around midnight and the debris fell on a shelter where the pilgrims were sitting, chief executive officer (CEO) of Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) Ajeet Sahu told PTI.

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“Three pilgrims including a 5-year-old died on the spot and another person was brought dead at the hospital,” the CEO said.

The victims were identified as 29-year-old Shashidhar Kumar of Banglore, 30-year-old Bindu Sahni and her 5-year-old son Vishal from Chhattisgarh, besides 32-year-old Sadik of Reasi who was a ‘ponywalla’, CEO said.

Additional superintendent of police (ASP), Reasi, Sanjay Rana said that nine people were also injured in the incident.

While seven of them were given first aid, two others were admitted to Katra hospital with serious injuries, he said.

Rescue operation was conducted at the spot in the presence of CEO and senior officers.

Ex-gratia is being paid and arrangements for shifting dead bodies are also being made, Sahu said.

Some of the injured were identified as Suraj Kant Sahni (36) of Chhattisgarh; Ved Singh (69), Naryani (58) and Om Parkas (62) of Haryana; Paras (8) and Santosh (28) of Banglore.

The yatra to the cave shrine, which was disrupted for some hours, later resumed, the ASP said.

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