Kupwara: A 72-year-old woman died after coming under snow that fell off the roof of a house in north Kashmir’s Kupwara village on Wednesday morning.
An official identified the deceased as Rani Begum wife of late Mohammad Subhan Malik of Shah Mohalla of Trehgam village.
A police officer also confirmed the lady’s deaths adding investigation has been initiated into this incident.
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SRINAGAR/JAMMU, Jan 6: Kashmir region continued to remain cut off from the rest of the country as surface and air traffic was suspended for the fourth consecutive day due to heavy rain, snowfall and landslides even as two persons including a CRPF Sub Inspector were killed while over 100 structures were damaged as the rain wreak havoc across J&K.
Official sources said that Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Sub Inspector identified as H C Murmu of 115 battalion was injured after a shed collapsed due to snowfall at former Hazratbal legislator Syed M Akhoon’s residence.