Tragic Loss: 18-month-old toddler drowns to death in Shopian

SRINAGAR — An 18-month-old baby girl drowned to death in Feeripora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday.

An official told the news agency KNO that an 18-month-old girl went missing from her residence in Feeripora area at around 3 PM today.

Soon after the news spread, the locals started searching for her and after around two hours, her body was found in a small canal, close to her residence.

She has been identified as Zoya Bilal daughter of Bilal Ahmad Dar, a resident of Feeripora, Shopian.

Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and started to verify the circumstances that led to the drowning of the baby.