TS urges J&K for airlifting Kamareddy tourist’s body

TS urges J&K for airlifting Kamareddy tourist’s body
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The State government has written a letter to the Government of Jammu and Kashmir seeking help to airlift the body of a tourist who was killed in a cylinder blast in Ananthnag.

Hyderabad: The State government has written a letter to the Government of Jammu and Kashmir seeking help to airlift the body of a tourist who was killed in a cylinder blast in Ananthnag.

Chief Secretary S.P Singh on Friday wrote a letter to his Jammu & Kashmir counterpart stating that a group of 47 tourists from Kamareddy district of Telangana State were travelling in a local tourist bus in Jammu & Kashmir. During their travel from Kajigunda to Ananthanag, it has been learnt that there was a cylinder blast.

Of the 47 people, one person reportedly died and 3 persons were seriously injured and 12 others suffered minor injuries. It seems they are under the care of the CRPF Base Camp at Kajigunda. Singh requested the J&K Chief Secretary to direct the District Collector, Ananthanag and Srinagar to make arrangements for their medical treatment and safe transit onward to New Delhi via Jammu and airlift the dead body to Hyderabad.

He further requested that this matter may be treated as “Most Urgent”. He also furnished the details of the injured persons and the details of hospitals in which they were admitted.

The Resident Commissioner, Telangana Bhavan, New Delhi has been asked to co-ordinate with the local authorities in Jammu & Kashmir at Srinagar and Ananthanag and CRPF for shifting the mortal remains to Hyderabad and remaining persons may be arranged to be transported to New Delhi.

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