SRINAGAR: The Superintendent of Police in Leh district, Ladakh, PD Nitya has lost her parents and grandmother in a road accident in Chhattisgarh.
The incident occurred when the car carrying Nitya’s parents and grandmother collided with a truck in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district on Wednesday.
The collision took place near Khedamara, resulting in severe injuries to all three occupants of the car.
The injured were soon transported to a nearby hospital, where, Nitya’s father, P Venkataratnam, 65, her mother, P Santhi, 60, and her 85-year-old maternal grandmother succumbed to their injuries and were declared dead.
Expressing condolences, Ladakh Police has issued a statement mourning the loss of Nitya’s parents. “Ladakh Police mourns the loss of Sh. P Venkataratnam & Smt. P Santhi, parents of Ms. P.D Nitya- IPS, Superintendent of Police, Leh Ladakh. Our hearts go out to the family. In a gathering, officers paid homage, praying for strength in these challenging times,” the statement reads.
