Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 24: Six tourists from Bengaluru were injured today after a lift collapsed at a hotel in Hyderpora area of Srinagar.
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The incident occurred at Hotel Arison Luxury, where the group was staying during their holiday in Kashmir.
The lift malfunctioned while it was in use, resulting in injuries to all six occupants. Immediately after the incident, hotel staff and local authorities rushed the injured tourists to the Bone and Joint Hospital at nearby Barzulla, for medical treatment.
Doctors attending to the patients said that the injuries were largely confined to the legs and lower body, and that all six are in a stable condition.
The injured tourists have been identified as Vinkatesh, 65, son of Muni Thimmaiah; D. Mangula, 54, wife of R.L. Murthy; Kushalla, 18, daughter of Jayaram; Pankaja, 16; Venkatalakshmamma, 60, wife of Chinnya; and Sowbhagya, 60, wife of Vinkatesh. All of them are residents of Bengaluru and had checked in the hotel recently.
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