Bandipora, Aug 27 (KNS): An Army soldier drowned in the Kishanganga River near Tarbal village in the Gurez area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday.

 

The deceased has been identified as Ashiq Hussain Khan, a resident of Rafiabad in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

 

Following the incident, a rescue operation was launched, during which the soldier’s body was retrieved from the river.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelThe body was later shifted to Dawar Hospital for medico-legal formalities.

 

Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation to ascertain the circumstances leading to the drowning. (KNS)