Kupwara snow storm claims three lives
Srinagar: Three persons were killed due to a snow blizzard at Khoni Nallah forests of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday late night.
Reports said that the five persons were trapped in the blizzards at Khoni Nallah near Sadna Top. These people were moving on foot from Kupwara to Karnah when they were caught in a snowstorm near Khoni Nallah in Sadhna Top mountain pass area in north Kashmir on Monday night, a police official said.
The group had reached Khoni Nallah area at around 1:00 am when the snow storm hit the area.
Of them, two had a miraculous escape, they said. The duo later immediately informed police and army who rushed to the spot and found three persons dead.
The deceased have been identified as Tahir Younis Khawaja (22) son of Mohammad Younis, Abdul Khaliq Sheikh (40) son of Ghulam Qadir, both residents of Hajinard Karnah and Fareed Ahmad (25) son of Laldin of Shams Pora, Karnah.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kupwara Ambarkar Shriram Dinkar said that the trio could not move out of the blazard and died due to the storm and the severe cold. (GNS)
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