5 dead, 2 injured in Ramban accident Passenger vehicle falls into gorge; 4 among slain are women mourners returning from a condolence gathering
Ramban: Five people including four women died on spot after a passenger vehicle in which they were traveling skidded off the link road and fell into a gorge near Ganoteh Kashtigarh in Ramban on Tuesday afternoon. The ill-fated Tempo Traveller was moving from Ramban to Doda.
Police sources said the accident victims had come to Chuchater in Ramban to condole the death of slain ASI Ghulam Hassan Bhat, killed in Zeewan militant attack on Monday evening.
All the dead bodies were at PHC Rajgarh when this report was being filed.
Police identified the two injured as Muhammad Yaseen son of Mohammad Mushtaq resident of Chuchattar and Khalid son of Muhammad Iqbal.
Police have registered a case under relevant sections of law at Police Post Kashtigarh of Doda Police Station as the area falls under its jurisdiction. Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Ramban, Mussarat Islam has assured financial assistance of Rs 30000 in favor of the slain and Rs 25000 in favor of the injured in the accident.
