Overview
- Officials said the trio slipped into the river while washing tent material near Chandergir in the Hajin area of Bandipora district.
- Authorities identified the deceased as Sohail Ahmad Dar, 22, Adil Ahmad Dar, 18, and Sameer Ahmad Dar, 22, all residents of Chandergir.
- Police, the Army’s 13 Rashtriya Rifles, the State Disaster Response Force, Civil Defence teams, and local volunteers conducted the search and recovery.
- The bodies were taken to a hospital where doctors completed required medico-legal procedures before handing them to the families.
- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, National Conference leaders, the PDP, and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq offered condolences, and Sonawari MLA Hilal Akbar Lone visited the site to review the response.