4 killed in tree fall in J&K’s Kishtwar

Jammu, May 25 : Four members of a Bakarwal (Nomadic Goatherd) family were killed after a tree fell on them in J&Ks Kishtwar district, said officials on Thursday.

The incident happened late Wednesday night.

Police said the four members of a Bakarwal family, all belonging to Kathua district, were killed around midnight at Bahlna area of Keshwan forest in Kishtwar when gusty winds and rainfall uprooted a tree that fell on them.The victims include one male and three females.

"A case has been registered in this incident.Legal and medical formalities are being completed," police said.

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