Kangan boy continues to be critical at SKIMS

Srinagar

A 23-year old youth from Kangan area of Ganderbal with a bullet injury in head is battling for life at SKIMS Soura here, doctors said.

The injured youth identified as Gowhar Ahmad Rather son of Abdul Rehman a resident of Kangan town in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.

Protests had erupted in Kangan after he was injured yesterday. While the locals said that Rather was hit by a bullet, Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed that he fell down during a police chase and suffered a head injury after hitting a drain edge.

Kangan boy continues to be on a ventilator, his condition is really bad, says the doctors treating him in the Intensive Care Unit of SKIMS.

“His BP is not maintained. He is on a triple support which means he is critical.” The doctor added, “All pellets have pierced into his brain. He is brain dead.”

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