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Youth Pursuing MBBS Degree Drowns in Kupwara; Police, Locals Scramble With Limited Logistics

Kupwara, (GNS): A 20-year-old youth pursuing his MBBS degree is believed to have drowned in a nullah in the Villgam area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said.

They told GNS that at least three boys went untraceable inside a nullah in Punzwa village of Villgam this afternoon while they were bathing in the water source. “It happened that after a certain time, two of the total three waded their way through and came out safely, however one among them hasn’t come out yet, which had led to the speculations that he may have drowned”, they said.

Identifying the youth as Shahid Amin Beigh son of Mohammad Amin Beigh, the officials further said that he has been pursuing his MBBS degree.

It has been in the meantime learned that the police and locals with bare minimum logistics available are on the site in a bid to rescue the youth, about whom no trace was found on the filing of this report. (GNS)

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