37-Year-Old Man Drowns in Langate

Officials identified the resident as Muhammad Amin Bhat son of Ghulam Mohiuddin Bhat, a resident of Langate.

HANDWARA — A 37-year-old resident of Langate, in north Kashmir’s Handwara drowned while extracting sand from a river at Mawer on Monday, prompting authorities to start search operations.

Officials identified the resident as Muhammad Amin Bhat son of Ghulam Mohiuddin Bhat, a resident of Langate. He drowned in a river near Daand Kadal.

Soon after the incident, the officials said that a search operation was launched immediately. Search to fish the body was on—(KNO)