Jammu, Nov. 22 -- The station house officer (SHO) of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan placed action taken report (ATR) of the police before a court into the case pertaining to the August 26 landslide near Adhkuwari that killed 34 pilgrims.

The SHO's ATR stated, "As per the enquiry conducted so far, no cognisable offence has been established against the authority (Shrine Board) and the ongoing enquiry has not revealed any evidence implicating the authority in the commission of any such offence".

The ATR further stated that the final report of a three-member committee constituted by lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha regarding the same incident was still awaited. Sinha, who is also the chairman of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, had consti...