Teenager dies by suicide in central Kashmir

Beig Shafaliqa
Srinagar: An eighteen-year-old boy allegedly died by suicide after consuming some poisonous substance at his home in Shogpora village of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on intervening night of Tuesday- Wednesday night.

An official told that the youth identified as Danish Ahmad Kumar son of Farooq Ahmad Kumar resident of Shogpora village consumed some poisonous substance at his home. He was immediately rushed to nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, the official said.

Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and have registered a case under various sections of law and taken up further investigations in this regard, the official added.