Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 31: A 15 year-old physically challenged boy was killed in a road mishap at Tikipora area of Lolab in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district today.
Shahid Ahmad Naikoo of Naik Mohalla, Takipora was injured critically after he was hit by a speedy vehicle near Jamia Masjid in the area.
The teenage handicapped boy was immediately taken to a nearby Primary Health Centre where doctors declared him brought dead.
A police officer concerned while confirming the incident said that the driver was arrested and the vehicle has been seized. “A case under relevant sections of law has been registered and further investigation is going on,” he said.