Kashmir

Man dies after tree he was cutting falls on him in Budgam

SRINAGAR — A-32-year-old man died on Saturday when a tree he was cutting fell on him in forest area in central Kashmir’s Budgam district.

An official told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that one person identified as Muhammad Rafiq Khokhar, son of Habibullah Khokhar, a resident of Kokerbagh Khag, was cutting a tree in the forest compartment Number-28 of the district.

The forest tree he was cutting fell on him and died on the spot.

Police have taken cognizance of the incident. — (KDC)