3 blind brothers killed in house collapse in Kishtwar

SRINAGAR (PTK):- In a heart wrenching incident, three brothers-all blind were killed in a house collapse incident at a remote hamlet of Kishtwar district this evening.

An official said all the three were sons of Ashwani Kumar son of Lassu Ram and the incident took place at Ajana Puller village, about 35 kms from Kishtwar town.

The deceased were identified as Papu Kumar, Sajan Kumar and Rajesh Kumar.

After getting the news of the incident, locals rushed to rescue the buried trio but later on the nearby Police Post was also activated and cops retrieved the bodies of the buried brothers.

Locals said that it was raining continuously for the last three days in Kishtwar which triggered the house collapse.

A police officer said that bodies of the three brothers buried under debris of the collapsed house were retrieved.

He said that their parents are safe as they were in other side of the house. (PTK)