The Kashmir Dialogues
GANDERBAL: A 25-year-old man was killed and two others were injured after their motorbike skidded off the road and fell into an irrigation canal in the Watlar area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district late Thursday evening.
Officials reported that the accident occurred near the maternity hospital in Watlar Ganderbal when a Pulsar bike (registration No JK05M-4769) lost control and plunged into the canal, injuring two riders and leaving one missing.
Upon receiving information about the incident, a rescue operation was launched by local police, SDRF, the Army, and locals. The body of the missing youth was recovered early Friday morning.
The deceased was identified as 25-year-old Aadil Manzoor Shah, son of Manzoor Shah, a resident of Nilla Palpora Patten Baramulla. The injured, identified as 20-year-old Mufasil Reshi, son of Mohd Asadullah Reshi, and 22-year-old Nasir Nabi Bhat, son of Gh Nabi Bhat, both residents of Nilla Palpora Patten, were shifted to PHC Lar and later referred to SKIMS Soura for specialized treatment.
Lar Police have registered a case under relevant sections of law, and further investigation is underway.
Sheikh Mudasir
