Minor girl dies drowns to death in Kupwara

Srinagar : A minor girl died after she fell in a pool at Gulgam village of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Tuesday.

“After the incident, however, the girl was immediately retrieved from the pool and was rushed to a nearby hospital, but unfortunately doctors there declared her dead,” the officials told. The deceased was identified as Hameera Gulzar daughter of Gulzar Ahmad Lone.

Meanwhile, a police official confirmed the death of the girl and said that the incident was an accident.

As the news spread in the area, a wave of grief and sorrow spread in the entire area and hundreds of people reached the house of the deceased girl to express their condolence—(KNO)