Shimla
A 35-year-old Kerala resident died and eight were injured following a rafting accident in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Monday, the police said.
The victim was identified as Ranjit KS, a resident of Thiruvananthapuram, Kullu superintendent of police Gaurav Singh said.
A total of nine people were on the raft when the accident occurred, he said.
A case has been registered against the rafting operator and owner under IPC sections 336 (Act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 304 A (Causing death by negligence) at Bhuntar police station, Singh added.
The SP said no arrest was made so far as the matter was being investigated.
