Youth drowns in Bani area

Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, May 15:  A youth, belonging to a poor family  drowned in a nallah in Bani area of  district Kathua today.
A police spokesman identified the deceased as 18-year-old Mohd Arif, son of  Mohd Ayub, resident of  Chaloh village. He along with other youth of the village was going for labour work at Gatti village. They started bathing in Sewa nallah on the way. While Mohd Arif drowned in the nallah, his associate was saved by the people. Later, the body of the deceased  was fished out. The police after postmortem handed over the body to the family.