New Delhi:
More than 25 people, including 20 army personnel, have died in avalanches in Gurez, Kupawara sector of Jammu and Kashmir since Wednesday caused due to fresh snow across Kashmir over the past six days.
Five army personnel who had been trapped under snow after the caving in of track in Machill sector on Saturday succumbed to injuries on Monday.
Earlier, ten Army soldiers were killed when two avalanches struck an Army post and a patrol in Gurez sector. According to sources, the five soldiers belong to 56 Rashtriya Rifles and were on routine counter insurgency duties when the mishap occurred.
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Mortal remains of 14 in Gurez, which could not be evacuated earlier because of inclement weather, were brought to Srinagar on Monday. The mortal remains of the soldiers will be taken to their native places on Tuesday for last rites.
Earlier avalanche had hit an army camp in Gurez sector of Bandipora district near the Line of Control in which several soldiers were trapped. More than 20 people, including 15 army personnel, have died in avalanches in Gurez sector of Jammu and Kashmir since Wednesday caused due to fresh snow across Kashmir over the past four days.
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ARMY PERSONNEL MARTYRED IN SONAMARG, KUPWARA AND GUREZ AVALANCHES IN JANUARY
1. Major Amar Sagar
DOB : 02 May 1974
Next of Kin: Mrs Parul (Wife)
Children : Daughter (18 years), Son (12 Years)
Home Address: C/2/3 Aditi Appts, D-1 Block, Janakpuri, New Delhi
2. Nb Sub Amar Singh Gurjar
Date of Birth: 08 Jul 1974
Next of Kin: Smt Bimlesh (Wife)
Details of Children: Minisha (16 Yr), Sanjay Singh (14 Yr), Rajkumari (13 Yr), Samita (11 Yr), Avadhesh (08 Yr)
Home Address: Vill - Bilai Teh - Madoti, Distt - Karoli, State - Rajasthan
3. Hav Vijay Kumar Shukla
Date of Birth: 21 Feb 1983
Next of Kin: Smt Manorama (Wife)
Children : Yashi Shukla (07 Yrs)
Home Address: Vill - Porsa, Teh - Porsa, Distt - Murena, State - MP
4. Nk Ajit Singh
Date of Birth: 12 Jun 1981
Next of Kin - Smt Priampdhi Singh (Wife), Children - Aryan (Son) 9 yrs, Pratap (Son) 7 Yrs
Home Address: Vill Jamirpur, PO- Pitorapur, Teh – Mehnagar, Distt- Azamgarh, State – UP
5. Sepoy Anand Gawai
Date of Birth: 24 Apr 1990
Next of Kin: Smt Gaukarha Gawai (Mother)
Home Address: Vill - Akola, PO - Akola, Teh - Akola Distt - Akola State - Maharashtra
6. Sepoy Azad Singh
Date of Birth - 01 Jul 1985
Next of Kin - Smt Pushpa Yadav (Wife), Details of Children - Pranashi (08 Yr), Divyanshi (04 Yr)
Home Address: Vill-Rohilla, PO- Rohilla, Teh –Sadar, Distt- Farukkhbad, State- UP
7. Sepoy Devander Kumar Soni
Date of Birth: 10 Jul 1990
Next of Kin: Smt Laxmi Soni (Mother)
Home Address: Vill - Shahdol, PO - Shahdol, Teh - Sahagapur, Distt - Shahdol, State - MP
8. Sepoy Elaverson B
Date of Birth - 30 Jul 1989
Next of Kin - Smt Amatha (Mother)
Home Address: Vill - Kannanthangudi, PO - Kannanthangudi, Distt - Thanjaur Teh - Orathanado, State- Tamilnadu.
9. Sepoy Nagaraju Mamidi
Date of Birth - 28 Feb 1990
Next of Kin - Smt M Anushka (Wife)
Home Address : Vill - Maradam, PO - Dattirajeru, Distt - Vijaynagar, State - Andhara Pradesh
10. Sepoy Samundare Vikas
Date of Birth - 05 Jan 1990
Next of Kin - Smt Samundare Jandvi Pandurang (Mother)
Home Address Vill - Ganjpur, PO - Ganjpur, Teh -Dharur, Distt - Beed, State - Maharashtra
11. Sepoy Sandeep Kumar
Date of Birth - 21 Jul 1989
Next of Kin - Smt Ganjavathi (Mother)
Home Address: Vill - Devihalli, PO - Devihalli, Teh - Hassan, Distt - Hassan, State - Karnataka
12. Sepoy Sanju Suresh Khandare
Date of Birth - 23 May 1990
Next of Kin - Smt Sheetal Sanju Khendru
Home Address: Vill - Mana, Teh - Murtizatur, Distt - Akola, State - Maharashtra
13. Sepoy Sundar Pandi
Date of Birth: 08 Jun 1991
Next of Kin: Smt Tamilselvi (Mother)
Home Address: Vill - Pallakuapatar, PO - Pallakuapata, Teh - Tirumangalam, Distt - Madurai, State - Tamilnadu
14. Sepoy Sunil Patel
Date of Birth - 25 Jul 1992
Next of Kin - Smt Pritibha Ben (Wife)
Details of Children - Ardi Ben (02 Yrs) Daughter
Home Address: Vill - Balupura, PO - Blaupura, Teh - Godra, Distt - Panchmahal, State - Gujarat
15. Cfn Ankur Singh
Date of Birth - 16 Mar 1992
Next of Kin - Priti Sharma (Wife)
Home Address: Vill - Ukhalchana PO - Kot, Teh - Jhajjar, Distt - Jhajjar, State - Haryana
16.Sep Dhavale Ganesh Kisan
Date of Birth - 19 Aug 1987
Next of Kin - Smt Reshma Hagwane (Desai)
(Wife)Child - Master Samrath ( DOB 13 Aug 2016)
AddressVill - Asare, Post - Asare, Teh - Wai, PS - Wai, Dist - Satara, State - Maharashtra
17. Naik Mane Ramchandra Shamrao
Date of Birth - 17 Jun 1983
Next of Kin - Smt Sunita (Wife)
Children -Master Sanket (DOB- 24 Jul 2008), Master Rohan (DOB-12 Feb 2011)
Address:Vill - Karoli-T, Post - Karoli-T, Teh - Kavathe- Mahankal, PS - Kavathe- Mahankal, Dist -Sangli, State- Maharashtra
18.Gnr Thamothara Kannan M
Date of Birth - 12 Jun 1990
Next of Kin - Smt Rani M (Mother)
Address: Vill - Kvellakullam, Post - KvellakullamT, meh - Thirumangalam, Ps - Kalikudi, Dist - Madurai, State- Tamilnadu
19.Sigmn Parmar Deva Haza Bhai
Date of Birth - 03 May 1990
Next of Kin - Smt Gauri Ben (Wife)
Address: Vill - Karmadiyam, Post - Bagdana, Teh - Mahuba, PS - Bagdana, Dist - Bhavnagar, State - Gujarat
20.Sep Ambore Balaji Bhagwanrao
Date of Birth - 28 Oct 1991
Next of Kin - Smt Latabai (Mother)
Address: Vill - Tadkhlas, Post - Tadkalas, Teh - Purna, PS - Tadkalas, Dist - Parbhani
Civilian Casualties
“There was one fatal casualty,” Defence Ministry spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia told The Indian Express. “The base was hit by an avalanche. The rescue operation was launched immediately. One body was recovered. All others were rescued,” he said. Four members of a family were killed when their house collapsed at Tulail near the Line of Control in Gurez sector.
“The house collapsed because of heavy snowfall. Four members of the family were killed while one was rescued,” Bandipore Deputy Commissioner Sajad Hussain Ganai said. The deceased were identified as Mehraj-ud-Din Lone (55), his wife Azizi (50), son Irfan (22) and daughter Gulshan (19).
Meanwhile, a 60-year-old man died after he came under an avalanche in Uri sector of Baramulla district. Fateh Mohammad Mughal ventured out of his home on Thursday evening when he came under an avalanche.
Local residents and police pulled Mughal out of the avalanche debris and removed him to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
The Valley remained cut off from the rest of the country while normal life was affected in Himachal Pradesh due to snow. High danger avalanche warning was again issued on for some avalanche-prone slopes of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.
