Minor boy killed in house collapse in Rajouri
Jammu, Jun 10: A 16-year-old boy was today killed and another teenager was injured in a house collapse in Rajouri district, a police officer said.
The ‘Kacha house’ of Babu Ram collapsed at Karul village near Baji Morh in Kalakote area all of a sudden, trapping his son and a nephew under the debris, Station House Officer (SHO) of local police station was quoted as saying by PTI.
He said the locals immediately launched a rescue operation and were later joined by a police party.
While Vinay Kumar, the nephew of the house-owner, was found dead under the debris, Ajay Kumar was rescued and shifted to a hospital, he said.
Other members of the family escaped unhurt in the incident, he said.
