Four drown in River Neelum

Published August 7, 2003

MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 6: Four boys, between the age of 12 and 18, drowned in River Neelum in the upper belt of Neelum valley in northeast of the AJK capital on Tuesday, an official said.

Muzaffarabad Deputy Commissioner Dr Mehmoodul Hassan Raja told Dawn that the incident occurred in the Kel Seri village when the four were taking bath in the gushing waters.

The bodies of the victims, identified as Ghulam Nabi, 18, son of Mohammad Amin; Tufail, 16, son of Shah Zaman; Farooq, 12, son of Amin; and Sakhi Zaman, 13, son of Ghulab, could not be recovered.

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