Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 18 : The death toll in the series of cloudbursts that struck on both Baltal and Pahalgam routes of the Amarnath Yatra went up to six, following the recovery of bodies of two missing persons Saturday.
The bodies of 32-year-old Rukhsana and her four-year-old son Aquib were recovered today from the Kullan area on Srinagar-Leh road where a cloudburst took place on Thursday evening, a police officer said. Four other persons, includ
ing 15-year-old Iqra Majid and 10-year-old Momin Ahmad Baba, both residents of Kullan village in Ganderbal district, were killed in the incident. One body, recovered from Sindh river, has not been identified so far, the officer said. A porter was also killed after being struck by lightning in Panjtarni area along the traditional Pahalgam route on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Manzoor Ahmad Sheikh, the officer said. |
