Man dies, another hospitalised in J&K

A Nepal origin citizen working as a labourer died in Central Kashmir’s Nowgam area of Srinagar district and another man was hospitalised after they fell unconscious due to suffocation today.

After the incident, the victims were rushed to SMHS hospital in Srinagar for treatment by a police team when they got information about the incident. However, one of the man was proclaimed dead on arrival by the doctors in SMHS while another one is going under treatment.

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The deceased is identified as Mani Kumar Raj, 48, son of Ashok Kumar Raj, and the other laborer who is receiving treatment is identified as Bano, 37,  s/o of Jam Bahadhur. Both the victims are natives of Nepal country.

The Srinagar Police have taken cognizance of the incident and a probe is on.