Anantnag, Oct 4 (JKNS): A carpenter died while another man was injured after the duo fell from the rooftop of a mosque in the Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday, officials said.
An official told news agency JKNS that the duo were carrying out work on the rooftop of Hamam Masjid in Bijbehara when they accidentally slipped and fell, sustaining injuries.
He said both were shifted to Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag in critical condition, where one of them succumbed to his injuries.
The deceased was identified as Javaid Ahmad Khan, son of Ghulam Mohammad Khan, a resident of Hassanpora, Bijbehara, while the injured person was identified as Shab-ul-Islam Ganai, son of Mohammad Jamaal Ganai, also a resident of Hassanpora, Bijbehara.
Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and an investigation has been initiated. (JKNS)