Bandipora, Aug 10 (KNS): In a tragic incident, an 18-year-old youth from Rajouri, who was presently putting up in Ganderbal, drowned while bathing in the Madhumati Nallah in the Muslim Abad area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday.
The deceased has been identified as Nazakat Ali, son of Akhter Ali of a village in Rajouri. According to locals, the youth was returning from the Urs of Nanga Baji in Malangam when the incident occurred.
Eyewitnesses said the body was retrieved by locals from the stream and shifted to the District Hospital Bandipora, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
The tragedy has left the family shattered. Heartbreakingly, last year Nazakat’s cousin also lost his life in a road accident at Zojila Pass, said one of his family members.
“This family has been struck by unbearable grief twice. First, they buried one young son; now they must lay another to rest,” he said with tears in his eyes.
The incident has left the community shaken, with many calling for strict enforcement of the swimming ban in the dangerous water bodies to prevent such tragedies.
Police have taken cognisance of the incident. (KNS)