Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Oct 19: A policeman today lost his life while saving his two children from drowning in a river here.
As per police the children had slipped into Ujh River while taking a bath in Jasrota area of Kathua district.
When their father Seshipal Singh saw them drowning, he jumped into the river and rescued them but could not save himself from strong currents of the river.
Locals and cops took him out of the river and shifted him to GMC Kathua where doctors declared him brought dead.
The deceased cop was posted in Doda and was on leave for the past few days. After postmortem the body of the deceased was handed over to his family members for last rites.
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