NEW DELHI: A sub-divisional magistrate and his son were killed in a landslide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Saturday, officials confirmed. Rajinder Singh, a 2011-batch JKAS officer and SDM of Ramnagar, was travelling with his family in a Bolero vehicle when a landslide struck near Salukh Ikhter Nallah in Dharmari.
According to reports, Singh was returning to their native village, Pattian, at the time of the incident. “Extremely saddened by the landslide incident in Dharmari, Reasi, in which we have lost an officer, Rajinder Singh, JKAS 2011, SDM Ramnagar and his son. The tragedy is heart-wrenching,” the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir posted on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter). “My deepest condolences to the bereaved family & I pray that the injured recover quickly.”Six others were injured in the incident and rushed to District Hospital Reasi.“As we received information about the incident, we dispatched two ambulances to the spot,” said Dr Gopal Dutt, Medical Superintendent of the hospital. “Six people were admitted to the hospital. We have lost a young officer in this incident.”