Labourer drowns to death while extracting sand in Pulwama

PULWAMA — A 20-year-old labourer drowned while extracting sand from river Jhelum in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Sunday afternoon.

An official said that a group of men were extracting sand from the banks of river Jhelum at Dogripora in Pulwama today afternoon.

“However, a labourer, identified as Mohammad Zubair Tantray son of Abdul Qadir Tantray from Rajouri, slipped and fell into the river,” he said.

He added, “Those who were present at the spot jumped into the river to save the labourer, but failed to do so.”

The official said that the body of youth was later retrieved from the Jhelum and will be handed over to family for last rites.