5 persons fall into well in Kupwara; 2 dead, 3 hospitalised

Srinagar, May 29: Tragedy struck Kralpora village in north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Wednesday as two persons died after falling into a well. Three others have been rescued and hospitalised.

An official told news agency GNS that during cleaning a well in Satboin Dardpora, five persons fell unconscious due to suffocation.

“As the news spread, a rescue operation was launched at the site,” the official said, adding, “After strenuous efforts, the persons were taken out of the water source and shifted to a nearby hospital, where the doctors declared two among the five as brought dead.”

Identifying the deceased as Farid Ahmad Khoja & Bashir Ahmad Khoja, the official further said that Safeer Ahmad, Qasim ud Din and Abdul Hameed are undergoing treatment.