Minor boy drowns in Bishnah

A minor boy drowned in a pond near Devi Sthan in the Sultanpur of Bishnah area in the Jammu district on Sunday.

The locals tried to rescue him and fished him out of the water. They rushed him to Bishnah sub-district hospital, where the doctors declared him dead on arrival.

Police identified the deceased as Sushant Kumar, 11, son of Sandeep Kumar, resident of Chak Avtar.