SRINAGAR: A four-year-old girl died after accidentally falling into a water tank in the Renan Kralgund area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday.
The deceased has been identified as Sibra Javid (4), daughter of Javid Iqbal Lone and a resident of Fatehgarh, Baramulla.
Officials said the minor fell into the water tank during the afternoon while playing near her residence in Renan Kralgund.
Following the incident, family members rushed to the spot, retrieved the child from the tank and shifted her to Government Medical College (GMC), Handwara, for treatment.
However, doctors at the hospital declared her dead on arrival, officials said.
The incident has left the family in shock and mourning.
Meanwhile, police have taken cognisance of the matter and initiated the necessary proceedings. [KNT]
