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JAMMU: A tribunal successful Katra municipality of J&K’s Reasi territory has asked constabulary to taxable an enactment taken study (ATR) implicit a ailment seeking an FIR against Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) officials for alleged transgression negligence that resulted successful the deaths of 34 pilgrims en way to the cave shrine successful a landslide connected Aug 26.After going done the contents of the complaint, sub-judge Sidhant Vaid said since much than 1 and a fractional months had passed since the filing of the application, helium deemed it due to telephone for an ATR from Reasi SSP and SHO of Bhawan constabulary presumption earlier resorting to the provisions of conception 175 (4), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).The justice pointed retired that arsenic per the mandate of conception 175 (3) of BNSS, a judicial magistrate may, aft considering an exertion supported by an affidavit and police’s submissions, behaviour an enquiry arsenic helium thinks indispensable earlier passing an bid directing an investigation.He further observed that the complainant, Rohit Bali, had followed the mandate of sections 173 (1) and 173 (4) BNSS, having submitted the exertion for registration of an FIR earlier Adhkuwari constabulary station in-charge and Bhawan constabulary presumption SHO connected Aug 28, and forwarded it to Reasi SSP connected Sept 16.The justice directed a transcript of the order, on with the application, to beryllium forwarded to the SSP and the SHO to taxable the ATR wrong 2 weeks, and listed the substance for Oct 30.
The complainant has alleged that connected Aug 26, erstwhile full J&K was connected ‘red alert’ owed to incessant rains/flash floods and cloudbursts, IMD arsenic good arsenic J&K Disaster Management Authority had issued warnings/weather advisories, the Vaishno Delvi shrine committee CEO did not halt the yatra oregon contented immoderate advisory. Because of the “criminal negligence” connected portion of the CEO and different officials of SMVDSB, the yatra continued and pilgrims from antithetic parts of the state were killed adjacent Adhkuwari, it added.
