Cop dies after his car falls in gorge in J&K

A 35-year-old policeman has died after his private car skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Bhaderwah/Jammu: A 35-year-old policeman was killed on Tuesday after his private car skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

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Constable Amjad Hussain, a resident of Bhalla village, was on way to Doda district headquarters when he met with the accident while negotiating a blind curve at Pul Doda this morning, a police official said.

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He said a rescue operation was launched by locals and police and Hussain was rushed to Government Medical College (GMC), Doda where he was declared brought dead by the doctors.

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The official said the body of the deceased was handed over to his family for last rites after completion of legal and medical formalities.

PTI