Minor drowns in Handwara

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 1: Police today said a minor girl drowned in Handwara area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
A police spokesman said five year old girl namely Sahista Bano of Gujjar Patti Baderkal in Handwara drowned in a pond at her native village.
“The body of the deceased was fished out by Police and locals. After completion of medico legal formalities, the body of the deceased was handed over to her family for last rites,” he said.