Man dies in Pulwama after poplar tree falls on him

PULWAMA — A young man from central Kashmir’s Budgam district died after a tree fell on him in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said.

The slain has been identified as 25-year-old man Towseef Ahmad Mir son of Muhammad Ayoub Mir, a resident of Pakharpora Budgam.

The incident occurred near Nallah Vasanmarag in Rajpora area of Pulwama district.

Official sources said that the victim came under a poplar tree. He sustained injuries and died on way to the hospital.