Six pilgrims from Mohali die in U''khand landslide

Tribune News Service

New Tehri, September 28

Six pilgrims from Punjab, who were on their way to the Himalayan shrine of Hemkund Sahib, were killed and four injured when a huge rock fell on their vehicle in Tehri district following a landslip triggered by heavy rains. 

 The incident occurred near Teendhara on Rishikesh-Badrinath Highway in Tehri district, DSP Pramod Shah said. The vehicle, a Tempo Traveller, turned turtle after the huge rock fell on it, killing five pilgrims on the spot while another died at hospital. Four injured in the incident were under treatment, the DSP said, adding heavy rains had triggered the landside.

 The pilgrims hailing from Mohali were on their way to the Himalayan Sikh shrine of Hemkund Sahib, he said.

 The deceased were identified as Jaspal Singh, Surendra Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Jitendra Pal and Lovely who was driving the vehicle, he added.