Tourist guide dies rescuing tourists in J&K
Srinagar, June 1: The body of a tourist guide who was killed while saving tourists following a rafting accident in Lidder river in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam area was fished out of the river on Saturday.
Rouf Ahmad Dar went missing while rescuing five tourists, including foreigners, when their boat capsized in the Lidder river on Friday.
Dar's body was handed over to his family members for last rites after the completion of medico-legal formalities, tourism department officials said.
Calling Dar a "real life hero", J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik sanctioned a monetary relief of Rs 5 lakh for the family of the deceased.
State Chief Secretary B.V.R. Subrahmanyam has directed the concerned officials to provide all possible assistance to the family of the braveheart.
Lidder river, which passes through the picturesque Pahalgam valley, is a mountain stream that is roaring with high velocity water these days.
It is because of the challenges presented by high velocity mountain streams like Lidder and Sindh in the Valley that rafting expeditions are organised for the adventure loving tourists in the months of May, June and July each year.
Once a raft capsizes in such a high velocity stream, there is little chance of survival for the sportsmen.
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Three militants arrested in Manipur
Imphal (PTI): Three militants have been arrested in Imphal East and West districts of Manipur, while 16 IEDs have been seized in a separate operation near the India-Myanmar border, a police statement said on Sunday.
Three cadres of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (PWG) outfit have been apprehended from different locations in the twin Imphal districts on Saturday.
An insurgent, identified as Thangjam Yaiphaba Meitei (32), was arrested from his residence at Yumnam Patlou Mamang Leikai in Imphal East district, while Laitonjam Ramakanta (35) was apprehended from Khurai Arambam in the same district, the statement said.
The third militant, Thongam Herojit (39), was arrested from his residence at Tendongyang Mayai Leikai in Imphal West district.
Meanwhile, security forces seized a cache of arms and explosives near Yangoubung village in Moreh police station area in Tengnoupal district on Friday.
An AK-47 rifle with a magazine, two 9mm pistols with magazines, 16 IEDs, four detonators, a safety fuse, and eight batteries, along with Myanmar currency of 16,800 Kyats, were seized during the operation, it said, adding the IEDs were defused on the spot.
