Srinagar, Jan 5: A family of five, including a month-old infant and an 18-month-old boy, died of suspected suffocation in Srinagar’s Pandrathan area late Sunday, officials said.
The victims, originally from Baramulla, had been living in rented accommodation in Pandrathan.
According to a senior police officer, they were found unconscious and taken to a hospital, where doctors declared them dead on arrival.
“The deceased include Ajaz Ahmad Bhat (38), his wife Saleema (32), and their children—Areeb (3), Hamza (18 months), and a month-old infant boy,” the official said.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed deep sorrow over the tragedy, extending condolences to the family’s relatives. “My prayers are with the grieving family. May they find strength to endure this heartbreaking loss,” he stated.
