Srinagar: The search for the missing labourer from Baramulla district of north Kashmir from under the debris of a landslide at Bansbada area of Uttarakhand ended at around 1800 hours on Saturday with the recovery of his body.
Bodies of seven labourers from Baramulla district were recovered yesterday and one person was missing after a mountain portion caved-in while they were working during construction of a road in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district on Friday.
The labourer whose body was recovered today has been identified as Majid Khan, a teenager.
As reported, a group of 14-15 labourers from Baramulla were working when the incident took place.
While all of them came under the caved-in portion of the mountain, some managed to escape while eight got buried.
Seven bodies were recovered while rescue operation for missing labourer was launched and continued thoughout the day, the officials said.
The police identified the seven deceased as Bilal (20) resident of Uri, Sibbeer (30) of Bagna Baramulla, Abdul Rashid (60) of Uri, Imtiaz Ahmad (26) of Handlanga Baramulla, Mushtaq Ahmad (30) of Uri, J Hamid Sheikh (30) of Uri, and Gulzar (20) of Uri.
Some of those who managed an escape also suffered injuries and were identified as Altaf Hajam (55) son Ghulam Kadar Hassan, Handlanga village in Uri, Abbas (20) son of Subhan Shekh of Handlanga in Uri, Altaf Hussain (45) Mothal in Uri. The local administration in Rudraprayag district have also ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident.
