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Man dies after stone hits him in Doda district of J-K

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Press Trust of India Bhadarwah (J&K)
A 40-year-old farmer working in his maize field was today killed when a boulder rolled down a hill and hit him in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The local villagers rushed Abdul Wahid Khangi to the Kahara Primary Health Centre where the doctors declared him as brought dead.

"It was so sudden that he did not get time to escape. A boulder hit him on the head resulting in his on the spot death," a police officer said.

Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Gandoh, Bhushan Kumar Ganjo said, "The family members did not inform us perhaps to avoid post-mortem. I have sent in a police team from Kahara post to investigate the matter.

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First Published: Feb 28 2016 | 8:48 PM IST

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