Young girl and  boy drown in Chenab river in Reasi

Jammu: A young girl and a boy drowned in the Chenab River in Reasi district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

According to Kashmir Media Service, in the first tragic incident, a young girl, Jameela Bano (20), slipped into the Chenab River while cutting grass for cattle and drowned in the Surukote area of the district. The mishap occurred when Jameela, along with some other girls, had gone to a hill to fetch green grass for the cattle. She lost her balance and fell into the river. A search operation for her body is underway.

In another incident, Amreek Singh (15) also drowned in the Chenab River when he went for a bath and was swept away in the Arnas area of the same district.

Meanwhile, thirty-one people, including five school-going students, suffered injuries when an overloaded minibus overturned due to high speed in the Akhnoor area of Jammu district.