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J-K Guv, CM condole death of IAS officer

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Last Updated : May 30 2017 | 8:28 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today expressed grief over the death of an Indian Administrative Service officer Ashish Dahiya, who drowned in a swimming pool of a training institute in south Delhi.
The 30-year-old IAS officer drowned while rescuing a lady colleague from drowning in the swimming pool of the Foreign Service Institute in Ber Sarai here early today.
In his condolence message, Vohra expressed grief on the tragic death of Dahiya, an IAS officer of the 2016 batch of J&K cadre, who was to report at the State Institute of Training tomorrow.
The governor prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul and wished his family the strength to bear the loss.
In a separate message, Mufti also condoled the death of Dahiya and conveyed her sympathies to the bereaved family particularly his wife and prayed for his eternal solace.
Dahiya, a resident of Sonipat in Haryana was, attending a pool side party with friends from the Indian foreign and revenue services, police said.

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During the party, they decided to go for a swim in the pool located at the club. Police suspect they had consumed alcohol.
According to eyewitnesses, a lady officer accidentally fell into the pool and the officers, including Dahiya, jumped in to rescue her, police said.
As the lady officer was safely pulled out, it was noticed that Ashish was missing. Later, he was found floating in the pool.
He was taken to a hospital where he died.

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First Published: May 30 2017 | 8:28 PM IST

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