Bandipora: A two-year-old boy drowned to death in a canal at Sodanara village of Hajin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday.

An official identified the deceased as Faizan Ahmad Ganaie, son of Ashiq Ahmad Ganaie of Puth-Mohalla Sodanara.

Soon after the incident, the family and neighbours immediately removed him and took him to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.

A police officer also confirmed the death of the minor. (KNO)

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