Srinagar, Sept. 28 -- - Two brothers were among four persons who died due to asphyxiation while cleaning a sewage trench at Tulkhan Bijbehara in South Kashmir's Anantnag district.

Official sources said that two person are from Luktipora and as many others from Tulkhun, reported news agency GNS.

They have been identified as Nazir Ahmad Dar (45) his brother Abdul Rashid Dar (40) sonS of Ghulam Hassan Dar of Tulkhan and Asrheed Ahmad Wani (45) son of Abdul Rashid and Sajad Ahmad Wani (30) son of Luktipora.

SDM Bijbehara Jahangir confirmed that four persons died while cleaning the sewage trench.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from The Kashmir Observer....