3 Delhi tourists killed in accident

Tribune News Service

Mandi, February 28

Three persons were killed after their car fell into a deep gorge in Mandi district today, while they were travelling on the Mandi-Kullu road via Kataula. The incident occurred near Marogi in Mandi.

According to the police, all of them were found dead on the spot. The deceased have been identified as Harveen Sandhu (34), Ramesh Chander (49) and Yogesh, son of Ramesh Chander, all residents of Delhi.

The bodies were retrieved from the area and shifted to the Zonal Hospital in Mandi for a post-mortem examination. A case has been registered.

Superintendent of Police, Mandi, Shalini Agnihotri said the cause of accident was yet to be ascertained. Family members of the deceased have been informed about the incident, she said. The bodies will be handed over to them for the last rites. Further investigation is going on.