India, Oct. 24 -- A Katra court on Friday called for the action taken report from the Jammu and Kashmir Police on a complaint seeking that the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) officials be booked for alleged criminal negligence that resulted in the death of 34 pilgrims in a landslide en route to the cave shrine in Reasi district.

The landslide, triggered by a cloudburst, struck at Adhkuwari in the Trikuta hills on August 26, killing 34 people and injuring 20.

Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha constituted a three-member committee, comprising additional chief secretary Shaleen Kabra, IGP Jammu Bhim Sen Tuti and Jammu divisional commissioner Ramesh Kumar, on August 29 to probe the causes behind the landslide and submit the report...