India, Nov. 13 -- The Kangra district administration has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the death of a tourist from Greater Noida during a tandem paragliding flight at the internationally renowned Bir-Billing paragliding site in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district.

Sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), Baijnath, Sankalp Gautam, on Thursday constituted a four-member fact-finding inquiry committee to ascertain the exact cause and circumstances leading to the incident and examine whether any negligence, violation of safety norms or operational lapses contributed to the death.

The 26-year-old tourist was killed after falling from a tandem paraglider. The deceased was holidaying in Himachal Pradesh with his sister and three cousins. The incide...