Jammu, September 15:An eight-year-old girl was killed, when a tree fell on her during illegal tree cutting in forest belt of Rajouri district today, Police officials said.
The girl, a student of class two, Naziya was returning home from her school, when a tree fell on her during illegal cutting of forest trees in Dhara village of Thanamandi belt of the district today.
Timber smugglers later threw the body of the girl in a gorge to hide her, they said adding that parents and villagers launched a search in the forest belt after girl did not returned home from school.
Police added that later the body of the girl was found the body and the police informed about the incident, they said adding that during investigation it was found the girl had died due to tree fall and later dumped in the gorge.
A case has been registered and investigation started, they said. PTI