Two private security guards were shifted to hospital after the duo working at JK Cements Limited at Khrew area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district were found in an unconscious state in their room.
Official sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that both the security guards were shifted to nearby Primary Health Centre Khrew where doctors declared one of the security guards identified as Ghulam Hasan Ganai son of Muhammad Jamal a resident of Braripora Handwara dead while another security guard Ghulam Muhammad Bhat son of Asadullah Bhat of Chandpora Rajpora village of Pulwama was referred to SMHS Hospital Srinagar.
Sources added that asphyxiation may be the cause of the incident.
After medico-legal formalities, police handed over the dead body to the family.
Police in this regard have started proceedings under section 174 CrPC.(KNT)