Jammu, May 25: Four members of a 'Bakarwal' (Nomadic Goatherd) family were killed after a tree fell on them in J&K's Kishwar district, said officials on Thursday. The incident happened late Wednesday night. Man Dies on Birthday! 26-Year-Old Killed in Tree Falling Incident Soon After Celebrating His Birthday in Kolhapur.

Police said the four members of a Bakarwal family, all belonging to Kathua district, were killed around midnight at Bahlna area of Keshwan forest in Kishtwar when gusty winds and rainfall uprooted a tree that fell on them. Maharashtra Tragedy: Seven Devotees Dead, 30 Injured After Old Tree Near Temple Falls on Tin Shed in Akola, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis Expresses Grief.

The victims include one male and three females. "A case has been registered in this incident. Legal and medical formalities are being completed," police said.

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