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J-K: Two minors die in mishaps

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
A toddler drowned in a stream while a teenage boy was killed after falling down from a hill top in two separate mishaps in the Kashmir Valley, police said today.

In Kupwara district, four-year-old Irtika Shafi died after she slipped into a stream yesterday while playing, a police spokesperson said.

Body of the girl was later fished out, the official said.

In another mishap which took place in Kupwara district, 14-year-old Waris Ahmad died on the spot after falling down from a hill top in Awantipora area yesterday, he said.

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First Published: Apr 22 2013 | 6:15 PM IST

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