Ganderbal, Sep 7: A search operation was launched in the Thune area of Kangan in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday after a boy and a girl were reportedly seen jumping into a power canal, officials said.
The boy has been identified as Irshad Ahmad Kahi, son of Mohammad Sharif Kahi, a resident of Thune, while the identity of the girl has been withheld.
Soon after receiving information about the incident, teams from Kangan Police, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and a local rescue group reached the area and began searching the canal and its surroundings.
Rescue personnel continued their efforts to trace the two individuals, while police officials were also investigating the circumstances leading up to the incident.
Further details are awaited as the search operation continues.
