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Ghosh, Verma emerge victorious in Mughal Road rally

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Press Trust of India Srinagar

While Ghosh and his navigator Soham Hazra bagged the first position, Gaurev Prabhakar and his navigator Ravi Prabhakar finished second, while Lohitt Urs and his navigator Chupong Chaiwan were third.

In the Xtreme Bikers category, Yogesh Lakhani came second and Umang Saxena was third.

The rally, which covered a distance of 600kms through Jammu and Kashmir, began on Saturday.

However, during the last leg of the rally last evening, a driver -- Jitender Singh -- was killed and his navigator critically injured when their vehicle rolled into a deep gorge at Simthan in Anantnag district.

Navigator Ashish Mahajan is currently undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of SKIMS hospital here.

 

As a mark of respect to Shukla, the prize distribution ceremony of the rally was called off.

  

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First Published: Jul 03 2012 | 4:05 AM IST

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