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The Hindu
The Hindu
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Ishita Mishra

Accident on Rishikesh-Chilla highway claims lives of four Forest Department employees

New Delhi

In a tragic accident, four employees of the Uttarakhand Forest Department died after their vehicle, which was returning from a trial run, crashed into a tree near the Chilla canal along the Rishikesh-Chilla highway on Monday. Five others have been injured in the incident, and one person is missing, officials said.

“Pramod Dhyani, who was the wildlife warden of Rajaji Tiger Reserve died in the accident. Saif Ali Khan, a driver of the Chilla forest colony, as well as Kulraj Singh, were also among those who died,” Lakshman Jhoola police station SHO Ravi Kumar Saini said.

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