Labourer drowns to death while extracting sand from Jhelum in Pulwama

Labourer drowns to death while extracting sand from Jhelum in Pulwama

Pulwama August 19(PTK)A 20-year-old labourer drowned while extracting sand from river Jhelum in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Wednesday morning.

An official said that a group of men were extracting sand from Jhelum in boats at Karnabal Kakapora area of Pulwama on Wednesday

He said that however, a labourer, identified as Irshad Ahmad Sheikh son of Bashir Ahmad Sheikh slipped and fell into the river.

“Those who were present at the spot jumped into the river to save the labourer, but failed to do so and a searching for hours his body was retrieved, he said.

He said after legal formalities body was handed over to his family for last rites.(PTK)