Anantnag Man Killed as Car Plunges 300 Feet into Gorge at Banihal–Verinag Top

Anantnag, KNT: A man was killed after the car he was driving skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge at Banihal–Verinag Top in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday, officials said.

The deceased was identified as Zubair Ahmad, a resident of Urhanhall, Anantnag. He was driving a Hyundai Santro bearing registration number JK03D-7256 when the vehicle went off the road and plunged nearly 300 feet into the gorge, officials said.

A search and rescue operation was launched by police teams led by the Sub-Divisional Police Officer Qazigund, the Station House Officer Qazigund and the officer in charge of Jawahar Tunnel Police Post, with assistance from local residents.

The driver’s body was recovered during the operation. The vehicle was completely damaged in the incident.

After completion of legal formalities, the body was handed over to the deceased’s family.

Police have taken cognizance of the incident. [KNT]