Two Kupwara labourers die of suffocation in Srinagar

Srinagar, Dec 22: Two people from north Kashmir’s Kupwara died on Sunday due to suffocation in the Barthana area of Srinagar, officials said.

An official, confirmed to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two people from Kupwara, residing in servant quarters at Barthana area of Qamarwari Srinagar, lost their lives due to suffocation.

He said both persons were later identified as Parvaiz Ahmad Khan and Mohd Yousf Khan, residents of Kalaroos Paraypora, Kupwara.

He added that their bodies have been shifted to SMHS Hospital Srinagar for medico-legal formalities.

Meanwhile, police said that they have taken cognizance into the incident.