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Body of minor girl recovered from river
KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 5/13/2019 2:34:35 PM
SRINAGAR, May 12: Body of a three-year old girl was recovered from river Jehlum near Khanabal area of Anantnag this afternoon.
Reports said that some locals spotted the body floating inside the river near Khanabal and informed police about it.
A police team rushed to the spot and retrieved the body from the Jehlum.
A police officer also confirmed the incident and identified the deceased as Nusrat Jan (3) daughter of Abdul Wahid Bajad, a resident of Mir Danter village.
The officer said that the girl was missing since May 3. The body was taken to district hospital Anantnag for medico-legal formalities including the postmortem.
The girl died apparently due to drowning. However, the actual cause of death will be ascertained once the postmortem report will come, he said.