Three of nomadic family buried under mudslide in Reasi

Arteev Sharma

Tribune News Service

Jammu, August 25

Three persons of a nomadic family, including a couple, were buried alive under a mudslide along with their cattle in the remote Shadol area in the upper reaches of Gulabgarh in Reasi district during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.

Rashmi Wazir, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Reasi, told The Tribune that three persons, including a couple, got buried after their ‘dera’ (temporary shelter) came under the mudslide in the upper reaches in the Shadol area.

“On receiving information, we rushed police teams from Khor and Deval areas to the spot. After hectic efforts, we have retrieved all three bodies,” said the SSP.

The deceased have been identified as Khalil Ahmad, 30, his wife Ruksana Begum, 25, and Mohammad Aslam, all residents of Mahore.

Some buffaloes and other animals also perished in the mudslide, the police said.  

In summers, the nomads move to the upper reaches of the region to graze their cattle. They return to plains with the onset of winters.