2 soldiers dies due to flash floods while 2 PDD daily wagers die of electric shock

GNS ONLINE RAJOURI 
SHYAM SOOD 

RAJOURI, JULY 08:–In three separate tragic incidents, two soldiers were swept away by flash floods while crossing a stream in the Poshana area of Surankote of Poonch district, while two persons working as daily wagers with PDD were killed due to electric shock while repairing a faulty line/transformer in Rajouri & Poonch districts.
Sources said that while on official duty at about 2 pm on Saturday, two soldiers were crossing a stream between Poshana & Dogra along the Mughal Road in Surankote area of Poonch district.
Before the soldiers could cross the stream, they were swept away by flash floods triggered by torrential rains on the higher reaches of Pir Panjal range.
Immediately after the incident, Army, SDRF & Police along with local youths launched a massive search operation from Poshana to Bafliaz to trace the missing soldiers.
Sources said that in the late evening hours, youths of the area traced & retrieved the body of one of the drowned soldiers at Shikar Gah location (Dogra) by putting their lives at risk.
The search for the second soldier was continued at the time of filing this report.
Reliable sources said that martyr soldiers have been identified as Naib Subedar Kuldeep and Sepoy Telu Ram while the official confirmation is still awaited.
In another tragic incident, the sole bread-earner of a poor family and working as a daily wager with the Power Development Department (PDD) died due to an electric shock while repairing an HT line in Manyal village in Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district.
The deceased has been identified as Jahangeer Khan (34) s/o Abdul Aziz resident of village Amzatabad.
Family members & villagers alleged that Jahangeer died due to negligence of the concerned PDD employees who switch-on the power supply without green-signal from the deceased who was repairing faulty HT line.
Jahangeer was rushed to the hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.
Family members and the villagers have demanded stringent action against those responsible for the incident and also demanded suitable compensation for the family.
The police have taken cognizance of the incident and after the legal formalities reportedly have started an investigation.
In the third incident a man working with PDD namely Wajid Qureshi S/O Nawaz Ahmed resident of village Daraba (Surnakote) also died due to electric shock while repairing a defective Transformer.
In this connection a case FIR has been registered at the Surankote police station and those responsible for the incident shall be booked under relevant sections of the law.
Meanwhile, the family and the villagers have demanded a thorough investigation against the department and also demanded suitable ex-gratia relief for the next of kin of the deceased.