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Four die after fall in wells in two separate incidents in Kashmir

Four die after fall in wells in two separate incidents in Kashmir

Srinagar, May 29 (UNI) Four persons died and three were rescued when they fell into wells in separate incidents in Kashmir valley on Wednesday.
In a tragic incident three persons fell into a tubewell in village Gotipora-Khansahib in central Kashmir’s Budgam district today.
The incident occurred when a person identified as Momin Dar slipped and fell into a tubewell in the village Gotipora-Khansahib. On seeing him falling into the well, two persons who rushed to rescue, also fell into the tubewell.

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