3 kids among seven killed in Reasi mishap

Jammu, December 14

Seven persons, including three children, were killed and three others were injured when the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Reasi district.

The accident took place in the Tamasgali area of the district late Thursday night, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) Nikhal Gogba said.

The deceased were identified as Pankaj (8), Bikram (9), Ram Singh (14), Ragnu Nath (20), Surdhol Singh (22), Romesh Singh (25) and Karan Singh (40), Gogba said. Uttam Singh (32), Pardev Singh (21) and Lehar Dingh (29) were undergoing treatment at GMC, Jammu, he said. An FIR has been lodged against the driver of the vehicle. “He may have been under the influence of liquor,” he said.

Woman killed in Rajouri

A woman was killed and eight others were injured when a van skidded off the road in Rajouri district on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Jaan Begam. Sources said the deceased and the injured were part of a marriage party and were on their way to Ladote village from Rehan village in Darhal tehsil of Rajouri. They said the vehicle was overloaded. The injured were rescued by locals and taken to the district hospital. They have been identified as Zamurat Begam, Rukhsana Kousar, Nusrat Begam, Mohd Iqbal, Mohd Shokat, Mohd Tanveer, Sobia Kousar, and Shamila Kousar. — PTI & OC