SRINAGAR: A labourer was declared brought dead after his colleagues rushed him to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital, Srinagar, on Sunday after finding him unconscious inside his room in the Rangreth area.
The deceased has been identified as Shahmeem Ahmad Gangoo, 35, a resident of Khanyar, Srinagar.
According to hospital sources, fellow labourers working at FIL Industries Pvt. Ltd. brought him to the hospital in an unconscious condition, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
His colleagues told the police that they found Shahmeem unconscious inside his room before immediately shifting him to the hospital.
Police have initiated proceedings to ascertain the cause of death. Officials said the body has been taken for medico-legal formalities, and further investigation is underway. [KNT]
