4 dead, 22 hurt after bus carrying pilgrims catches fire in J&K


Jammu, May 13 (IANS): Four persons were feared dead and 22 others were injured after a bus carrying Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims caught fire in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, sources said.

"The bus was engulfed with flames after it caught fire at Nomain when it was ferrying pilgrims from Katra to Jammu," sources added.

The injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital.

Mukesh Singh, Additional Director General of Police (Jammu), said a team of forensic experts has been sent to ascertain the cause of fire.

 

  

Top Stories


Leave a Comment

Title: 4 dead, 22 hurt after bus carrying pilgrims catches fire in J&K



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.