9-year-old boy drowns in Kulgam, rescue operation launched

Kulgam: A nine-year-old boy drowned in Bushi Nallah at DK Marg area of Damhal Hanjipora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday evening.

Police sources told Kashmir News Observer that the boy, identified as Nisar Ahmad Dar son of Gulzar Ahmad Dar of DK Marg, slipped from an embankment of Nallah and drowned.

Police and locals have started a rescue operation, they said.

A Police officer also confirmed the incident and said a rescue team has been sent to the area to trace the boy. KNO