Magisterial probe ordered; inquiry officer asked to submit report in 7-days
Jammu: Nearly two dozen people were killed while 67 others were injured after a bus carrying pilgrims met with an accident and fell into a deep gorge at Tungi Morh Tanda area of Akhnoor in Jammu district on Thursday afternoon, officials said.
An official told KNO that a bus was on its way from Hathras in Uttar Pradesh to Shiv Khori area of Reasi district when it met with an accident.
He said that the bus fell around 200 meters into a deep gorge, following which a rescue operation was launched and injured persons were evacuated to hospital.
Block Medical Officer (BMO) Akhnoor, Muhammad Saleem Khan told KNO that 22 were brought dead to hospital and around 67 were injured. “The critically injured have been referred to GMC Jammu for specialized treatment,” he said.
The deceased have been identified as Dharampati (42), wife of Radhay Sham of Aligarh, UP, Anamika, daughter of Lakshman Parshad of Naya Aligarh UP, Naina, daughter of Lakshman Parshad of Naya Aligarh UP, Rudra, son of Lakshman Parshad of Naya Aligarh UP, Ranbir Singh of Hathras, UP, Lakshman Parshad of Naya Aligarh, UP, Vicky R/O Aligarh UP, Seema, wife of Samarjit of Naya Aligarh, UP, Randua of Hathras, UP, Sonu, daughter of Subash of Naya, Aligarh, Samarjit of Naya Aligarh, UP, Prachi, daughter of Jitan of Hathras, UP, Tanuj, son of Sanjay of Naya Aligarh, UP, Suresh of Naya Aligarh UP, Sanjay, son of Sunder Singh of Naya Aligarh, UP, Renu, wife of Yogveer Singh of Hathras, UP, a child from Dhanipur. Two persons however were unidentified when the reports last came in and two also were minors.
The injured persons, who are admitted at Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu, have been identified as Krishna (13), son of Jai Veer of Aligarh, UP, Jai Veer (50), son of Gure Singh of Aligarh, UP, Amravati (45), of Aligarh, UP, Satyaveer Singh (45), son of Jhangi Singh of UP, Goutam Singh (55), son of Sundar Singh of UP, Sunita (35), wife of Bobby of UP, Radha (60), wife of Sardar of UP, Anju (18), daughter of Saspal of UP, Subash Chander (34), son of Lal Singh of Mathura, UP, Anju (34), wife of Jai Veer of Bharatpur, Rajasthan, Shanti (65), wife of Mahinder of Aligarh, UP, Kajal (16), daughter of Satyender of Naya, UP, Sanjay Kumar (40), son of Suresh Singh of Aligarh, UP, Prashant Choudhary (21), son of Neeraj Kumar of Mathura, UP, Urvesh (40), wife of Satya of UP, Puniya (70)of UP, Yash (08), Yogveer (30) of UP, Rakesh (25), son of Rajinder Singh of UP, Geeta (30), wife of Jai veer of Aligarh, Yash (11), Jatin (17), son of Shamsher of Narella Haryana, Geeta (35), wife of Chander Mohan of UP, Raghuveer (70), son of Hardam Singh of Mathura, UP, Sangeeta (27), wife of Arvinder of UP, Sanjay (38), son of Gure Singh of Aligarh UP, Munni Devi (57), wife of Umar Pal of UP, Sharda Devi (65), wife of Shamvir Singh of Aligarh UP, Mannu (06), son of Arvinder of UP, Jatin (12), son of Ajeet of UP, Munni (50), wife of Amar Singh of Rajasthan, Rinku (25), son of Mahinder Pal of Aligarh, UP, Devo (58), wife of Sultan Singh of Aligarh, UP, Radha (28), wife of Pawan of Aligarh, UP, Neelma (32), wife of Har veer of Bharatpur, Rajasthan, Gopal (18), son of Bhagwan Singh of UP, Yashoda (48), wife of Dharamvir of Bharatpur, Rajasthan, Bhagwan Singh (48), son of Rajinder Singh of UP, Rajinder Singh (52), son of Shiv Ram Singh of UP, Ranveer Singh (70), son of Babu Lal of Mathura UP, Arjun (18), son of Radhey Shyam Singh of UP, Rajwanti (50), wife of Satvir Singh of UP, Anita (48), wife of Shivender Singh of UP, Urmila (45), wife of Sham Vir Singh of UP, Rakesh (47), son of Than Singh of UP, Pranav (10), son of Bhupinder Singh of UP, Neelam (30), wife of Bhupinder Singh of UP, Munni Devi (50),, Geeta (35), wife of Shashi Pal of UP, Shashi Pal (38), son of Rajinder Singh of UP, Suman (25), wife of Pritam of UP, Gourav (09), son of Pritam of UP, Kamlesh (45), wife of Omi Singh of UP, Koushal Kumar (25), son of Sukhvir Singh of UP, Kamlesh (48), wife of Chander Prakash of UP and two unidentified including one male and a female who are 60 years and 30 year-old respectively.
Those who are admitted at SDH Akhnoor have been identified as Kumar Paul (60), son of Parub Singh of Ltathare, UP, Bal Krishan (51), son of Raghunath Parshad of Aligarh, UP, Bila Devi (50), wife of Gotam of Aligarh, UP, Suman Devi (60), wife of Gumana Parshad of Naya Ganga Gari, UP, Thankasha (08), daughter of Pawan of Niya Aligarh, UP, Luxraj (04), son of Pawan Kumar of Niya Aligarh, UP and Radhika (28), wife of Pawan Kumar of Niya Aligarh, UP.
Magisterial Inquiry Ordered
A few hours after the accident took place, the authorities ordered magisterial inquiry into the incident and it has been ordered the inquiry report should be submitted within seven days.
District Magistrate Jammu, Sachin Kumar Vaisshya in a order reads that a tragic and unfortunate bus accident occurred in Akhnoor on 30-05-2024, resulting into loss of several precious lives and injuring a number of passengers.
“It is imperative on the part of the administration to thoroughly inquire into the circumstances encompassing the accident to ascertain its causes and avert future recurrences; Therefore, in view of the above a magisterial inquiry is hereby ordered to be conducted by Shri Shishir Gupta, IAS, Additional District Magistrate, Jammu who shall submit the inquiry report within 07 days,” the order reads.
Further, Sr. Superintendent of Police, Jammu; Sr. Superintendent of Police, Traffic (City Jammu); Regional Transport Officer, Jammu and SE Jammu North Public Works Department shall provide all necessary assistance, the order further added.
