SRINAGAR: At least one student was killed while several others were injured after a rock hit a Government School building in Banch, Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
CMO Poonch, Dr P A Khan said that one student was killed, and several others were injured when a rock from an adjacent mountain rolled down and hit the Government Primary School Kalissan building. All the injured students have been immediately shifted to DH Poonch for treatment.
The deceased student has been identified as Ehsan Ali (5), son of Mohd Razaq, resident of Kalsan Bhainch, Poonch. So far, four injured students have been identified as Mohd Safeer (07), son of Mohd Shareef, resident of Kalsan Bhainch; Bilal Farooq (08), son of Farooq Ahmed, resident of Bhainch; Aftab Ahmed (06), son of Idress Ahmed, resident of Bhainch; and Tobia Kouser (07), daughter of Basharat Hussain, resident of Bhainch.
More details awaited. (GNS)
