2 die in landslide in Ramban on Jammu-Srinagar Highway

Two persons including an Assistant Accounts Officer (AAO) were killed in a landslide on Jammu-Srinagar Highway in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said.

The victims were crossing a landslide zone on foot in Maroog area when landslide suddenly hit them, they said.

The deceased have been identified as AAO Pramod Mankotia, a resident of Himachal Pradesh, and Sanjit Lakara of West Bengal.

The bodies have been shifted to district hospital Ramban for further formalities, the official added.