A day after the visit of the inter-ministerial team constituted by the Union Home Ministry, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday visited Badhaal village to meet the families of the 17 persons, 13 of them children, who tragically lost their lives, impacting three families.
Expressing grief, the Chief Minister extended his condolences and assured the bereaved families of full support and assistance from his government. He was accompanied by Cabinet Minister Javed Rana and MLA Budhal, Javed Iqbal Choudhary, during the visit.
The Chief Minister stressed that the government’s priority is to ensure the prevention of such incidents in the future and an immediate end to a spate of unfortunate deaths. He assured the public that a detailed investigation was underway to determine the cause of the tragedy.
“The civil administration and health department are actively addressing the matter, while the police have constituted a Special Investigation …