Scuffle over land dispute in Central Kashmir's Budgam leaves one dead

Srinagar, April 08: A 55-year-old man from central Kashmir’s Budgam lost his life following a scuffle between two parties over a land dispute in Pohru village of Nowgam on Tuesday.

An official that the victim, identified as Ghulam Rasool Rather, son of Sonaullah Rather, a resident of Ichigam Budgam, sustained a serious head injury during the altercation.

He was immediately shifted to District Hospital Pampore for treatment, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Police have taken cognizance of the matter, and the deceased’s body has been shifted from Pampore Hospital to SMHS Hospital Srinagar for postmortem.

Further investigation into the incident is underway. (JKNS)