Youth commits suicide, labourer dies in mishap

Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Jan 9: In separate incident, a youth committed suicide by hanging while a labourer engaged for Nashri tunnel project died after a roll of iron wire fell on him, here today.
A youth , namely Raghuvir Singh (22), son of Kartar Singh of Battal Majalta, was found hanging from a tree in forest area near Battal Majalta. The hanging body was spotted by some locals, who informed the Police.
Later, the dead body was shifted to PHC Majalta for postmortem while police has registered a case in this connection for further investigation.
In a separate incident, a laborer of Nashri tunnel project was critically injured when an iron wire roll fell on near Kud. His fellow labourers shifted him to hospital where doctors declared him as brought died.
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Shafi (28) son of Ghulam Mohd of village Dnat Ramban. Kud Police has registered a case in this connection.
Meanwhile, an unidentified man was found dead on National Highway at Moud. Police has shifted the body to District Hospital Udhampur for identification and other legal formalities.