Anantnag, Jan 23 (JKNS): Some deaths do not merely take a life they silence a future. The tragic demise of Salim Beigh, a resident of Sarnal, Anantnag, has left an ache that words struggle to hold. Critically injured in a road accident at Lazibal on Tuesday, January 20, Salim fought for his life for three agonising days before succumbing to his injuries on Friday, January 23, at SKIMS Soura. He was first rushed to GMC Anantnag, where doctors, recognising the gravity of his condition, referred him to SKIMS for specialised treatment. There, amid hospital corridors heavy with hope and fear, a young heart continued to struggle until it finally gave way. Salim was a Class 11 student, standing quietly at the threshold of his future. His examination results are expected within a week. They will arrive on time. He will not. The report card that should have marked his progress will now stand as a painful reminder of dreams left unfinished. To his family, Salim was more than a son or a sibling he was their soul, their warmth, their unspoken strength. His laughter filled their home; his absence now echoes through it. The loss is immeasurable, the silence unbearable.
Friends and teachers remember him as gentle, sincere, and full of promise a boy who carried ambition without arrogance and kindness without condition. His death has plunged not just his family, but the entire locality of Sarnal, into mourning. Grief hangs heavy in the village, shared by neighbours, classmates, and strangers alike who feel the injustice of a life taken so early.
This tragedy forces us to confront a painful truth: our roads continue to claim futures faster than we can grieve them. Salim’s death is not just an accident — it is a reminder of how fragile young lives are in a system that too often fails to protect them.
As prayers rise for Salim Beigh, so too must our collective resolve — that his passing should not be just another statistic, but a moment of reckoning. Because behind every name lost on the road is a family broken, a future erased, and a silence that no words can truly fill. (JKNS)