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.
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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According to eyewitnesses, a lady officer accidentally fell into the pool and the officers, including Dahiya, jumped in to rescue her, police said.
He was taken to a hospital where he died.
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