Heart-rending scenes were witnessed in their houses where the family members were grieving over the loss of their bread winners; This is the same locality in Kund belt which lost two-thirds of its population in twin snowstorms before two decades ago
Kulgam, Dec 5: A pall of gloom descended at Waltenngoo nard Kund in South Kashmiri’s Kulgam district on Tuesday when dead bodies of 6 Labourers, who were killed in a road accident in Shimla reached their native village.
An official told that Six labourers had died and Six sustained critical injuries when their vehicle fell into a gorge near Sunni in Shimla district on Monday morning.
As the pyres were lit, the grief-stricken family members of the victims could not control their emotions and were seen wailing inconsolably for their near and dear ones.
Prior to that, senior district and police officials visited the village to take stock of the situation.
Pertinently to mention here that the Waltengo Nard is a down south Gujjar locality in Kund belt of Kulgam which lost two-thirds of its population in twin snowstorms in late February 2005. More than 180 people were buried alive under a 100-meter high snow mountain.
