Two paragliding deaths in two days in Himachal Pradesh raise safety concerns
Kullu: Two tourists lost their lives in separate tandem paragliding crashes in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu and Kangra districts over the past two days, highlighting concerns about safety measures in adventure sports.
In the first incident, on January 17, a mid-air collision between two paragliders in Kullu’s Garsa Valley claimed the life of A Jayesh, 28, a tourist from Tamil Nadu. The pilot, Ashwani Kumar, 27, sustained severe injuries and was referred to PGIMER, Chandigarh, for treatment. A case has been registered, and an inquiry is underway.
The second tragedy occurred on January 18 at the Indrunag paragliding site in Dharamshala, Kangra district. A 19-year-old girl from Gujarat, Bhaveshawar Khushi, died when her paraglider crashed into a ditch about 60 feet below, seconds after take-off. The pilot, Munish Kumar, lost balance during take-off, leading to the crash. While Khushi succumbed to her injuries at the hospital, Munish was admitted to the medical college in Tanda, where he is reported to be out of danger. Police are investigating the incident, including whether flights were permitted near sunset.
This marks the third paragliding fatality in the state this month. On January 8, Mahesh Reddy, 32, from Telangana, died after a crash in Raison village near Manali. Weak regulations and pilot errors have been cited by experts as major causes of such accidents in the region.
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Four booked for tying 18-year-old to tree, beating him up in UP's Pratapgarh
Pratapgarh (UP) (PTI): Four people were booked here for the abduction and assault of a man who they allegedly tied to a tree and beat up, police said on Wednesday.
The incident, a video of which has gone viral, took place on Tuesday afternoon under the Kunda police station limits.
The FIR was registered on Wednesday evening based on a complaint from the victim's father.
According to Keshav Prasad Yadav, a resident of Mauli village, some people called his 18-year-old son Nikhil Yadav on the phone and asked him to come out of his house around 2.30 pm on Tuesday.
As he reached outside the village as instructed, the accused allegedly forced him into a car and took him towards the Tinpedwa forest area, where they tied him to a tree and assaulted, the complainant said.
The attackers also recorded a video of the incident and circulated it on social media. The purported video shows the men thrashing Nikhil one after another, while one of them is assumed to have recorded the act.
Kunda Station House Officer Manoj Pandey confirmed the incident and said efforts are underway to identify and arrest all the accused.
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has shared the video on social media, describing the incident as reflective of a "dominant mindset" against the PDA (Pichda or Backward, Dalit, and Alpasankhyak or Minority), and demanded strict action against the accused.
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