Debris at the site after fresh landslip triggered by rains blocked the new track to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills, in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. File
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Two men were killed after a landslip triggered by heavy rains hit their tent in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said on Wednesday (July 23, 2025).
The incident took place near a shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva in the Badora mountainous belt of Mahore tehsil during the intervening night of Tuesday (July 22, 2025) and Wednesday (July 23, 2025), they said.
The two, who were deployed to smoothen the track leading to the shrine, were sleeping in a tent when the landslip struck, they added.
An operation was launched by civilians and police, and both bodies were recovered from the debris, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as 26-year-old Rashpal Singh, a resident of Tuli Kalavan, and 23-year-old Ravi Kumar, a resident of Chenani.
The bodies will be handed over to the families after postmortem.
Published – July 23, 2025 11:49 am IST