SRINAGAR: Bodies of Ranbir Singh Bali, Director of Finance at the Forest, Ecology, and Environment Department, and his son were recovered from a gorge near Pannar bridge along Mughal road on Monday.
Official sources said that the accident took place at 19:40 hours on Sunday when a swift car (JK02BD-4635) was on its way to Surankote from Kashmir Valley via Mughal road.
Three of the occupants in the car died on the spot, and another was injured and evacuated to a nearby hospital by rescuers, including locals and the police.
The deceased individuals included Ranbir Singh Bali (Director of Finance, Forest, Ecology, and Environment Department), his wife Parvinder Kour, and their son Irvan Singh. The condition of their daughter Mahreen Kour is stated to be out of danger.
Later, they said that the body of Parvinder Kour was retrieved, but the bodies of Bali and Irvan Singh could not be immediately recovered. This morning, both bodies were recovered by locals, the police, SDRF, DGPC Poonch, and the army’s 16RR after extensive efforts.
Confirming the incident, DySP PC Surankote, Hamid Ali Bandey said that the bodies have been dispatched to their native village in Baramulla. (GNS)
