Ramban: A minor girl and two cows were killed in a landslide triggered by the felling of a big tree in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district on Tuesday, officials said.
The incident occurred around 11 am when some timber smugglers brought down a big Kail tree that triggered falling of boulders and landslide, resulting in the death of the girl, Afia Bano, in Baddla Kumate in Rajgarh Tehsil, they said.
The girl was grazing cattle in the forest area when the incident occurred.
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A police official said a police team has been sent to this far-flung area to investigate the matter. The body was recovered and a case has been registered, they said.
The body will be handed over to the family after legal formalities.
With inputs from PTI.
