Cop, wife die as car falls into stream in J&K’s Doda

JAMMU: A head constable of Jammu and Kashmir Police and his wife died, while their sons were injured when the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into a stream in Doda district on Friday.

The family, from Bani in Kathua district, was heading to Bhaderwah in their SUV when the accident occurred around 9am near Basti village (Bhaderwah). Head Constable Zulfikar Ali (47), posted with Bhaderwah District Special Branch, and his wife, Rehana Begum (42), died on the spot, an official stated.

“Police and medical teams from SDH Bhaderwah rushed to the spot, and shifted the family to Bhaderwah Hospital, where the couple was declared dead. Their sons, Arshad Ahmed (20) and Kamran Ahmed (24), remained under treatment,” the official said.

Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh condoled the deaths in an X post.
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