Minor Girl Drowned in North Kashmir

A minor girl drowned in the Singhpora Pattan area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday.

An official said that Shabnam Jan, daughter of Ghulam Mohammad Qureshi and a resident of Singhpura, aged about 13 years, drowned in the spill channel at Singhpura while taking a bath.

He said that soon after the incident, a rescue operation was started, and efforts are ongoing to retrieve the body.

Meanwhile, the police have taken cognizance of the incident.