The avalanche occurred on Thursday afternoon at Jagatsukh village in the suburbs of Manali town as the snow on mountains has started to melt during the ongoing dry spell
Kishtwar SSP Abdul Qayoom said, “Prima facie, it appeared that the driver failed to negotiate a sharp bend near Bhandarkoot and the car plunged into a 100 metre gorge.” A case under Sections 279 and 304-A of the IPC has been registered at Kishtwar police station.