News about Ashok Kumar

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When the vehicle careened over an edge and crashed at least 1,640 feet with around 45 passengers on board, it was traveling along a treacherous mountain highway in Uttarakhand state. Ashok Kumar, the state's top police official, told AFP that 20 people were rescued, surprisingly. The survivors' 'all possible assistance,' according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Fatal road accidents in Uttarakhand, which covers a portion of the Indian Himalayas and is home to many religious pilgrimage destinations.