Two people including a minor died due to roof collapse in Thathri.

Saroori shock over death of two people

KISHTWAR NOV 13: Two persons including 8 year old girl died after front portion of roof of under construction house collapsed in Nowtas village of Thathri Tehsil in Doda District.

As per the locals, some people has assembled on the roof top of the under construction house to witness the Omar Abdullah plane flying over Thatri, but added that due to supersonic waves of state helicopter a house was re-vibrated as a result of which roof top over veranda of the building got collapsed resulted into death of two persons.

As soon as the incident took place, the people living nearby rush to the spot and started rescue operation and recovered the death bodies of both the deceased.

Senior Congress Leader and MLA Inderwal Ghulam Mohammad Saroori along with Tehsildar Thathri and Senior police officers who was in the area in connection with Omar Abdullah visit to Dunadi village of Kishtwar District for inauguration of 48 MW Lower Kalni Power project also rush to the spot and shifted the dead bodies of both the deceased to hospital and after conducting the autopsy of both the deceased, the dead bodies were handed over to the family members for burial.

As per police, the deceased were identified as 23 year old labourer Mohammed Sadiq son of Noor Din and 9 year old Tanya Banoo daughter of Shah Din Butt both resident of Thatri.

The incident has spread a shocking wave in the Thathri area. MLA Inderwal Ghulam Mohammad Saroori also visited the deceased house and expressed his grief and sorrow over the tragic death of Mohammed Sadiq and Tanya Banoo. 

Saroori urged government to pay compensation in favour of deceased family. He conveyed sympathy and solidarity with the deceased family. He prayed to Almighty Allah for blessing peace to the departed souls beside a place for them in a heaven.

He also prayed to Almighty Allah to give strength to the family members of the decreased to bear irreparable loss.

Among others who were present were Congress block president Thathri Mohammad Iqbal Teli, Working block president Thathri Asgar Khangi, Akhtar Tatani, Sarfraz Khan, Mansoor Ahmed, Abid Hussain and others were also present.