Youth injured in scuffle with brother succumbs in Srinagar hospital

Srinagar, Feb 06: A 21-year-old youth, who was seriously injured during a scuffle with his elder brother two days ago in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, succumbed to injuries at Srinagar hospital.
The police have registered an FIR in the case and the accused has been arrested, officials said.
A health official at SKIMS Hospital told Rising Kashmir that injured youth Abid Rasheed Bhat (21) resident of Wadoora village of Sopore succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday morning. He was in a coma and was being treated at the hospital. Meanwhile police have registered a case in the matter and the accused has been detained.
A police spokesman said that Police Station Bomai received information through reliable sources to the effect that a scuffle occurred between two brothers at Wadoora. During the scuffle, Abid Ahmad Bhat was hit by his brother and got seriously injured, he said.
“In this regard, Case FIR No. 02/2024 U/S 307 IPC was registered in Police Station Bomai. The injured was shifted to SDH Sopore where from the injured was further referred to SKIMS for treatment. During medical treatment the injured breathed his last on 06-02-2024″, he said.
The spokesman said that the medico legal formalities of the deceased have been conducted and the accused namely Tawseef Rashid Bhat S/O Abdul Rashid Bhat has been arrested in the instant case. Section 302 IPC has been invoked in the case and investigation is going on,” he added.