3 IT dept officials injured while trekking

Nine Income Tax department officials, who were trekking from Manali to Kangara's Bara Bhangal, had to discontinue their journey after three of them sustained injures, an official said today.
The officials, posted in Delhi, were trekking when three of them sustained injuries while crossing Thumbsar Pass and could not continue their journey, Deputy Commissioner of Kangra Ritesh Chouhan said.
The officials managed to reach a village in Bara Bhangal from where they will be airlifted and brought to Palampur, he said.
A helicopter, which was sent to airlift the trekkers today, failed to land due to bad weather. A fresh attempt shall be made tomorrow, the deputy commissioner said.