Two minor sisters die of suspected snakebite in J&K’s Rajouri

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Shivam Bakshi

Rajouri, Sept 13 (NVI): Two minor sisters died after allegedly being bitten by a snake at Manma Barmari village in Kalakote sub-division of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Sunday.

According to preliminary information, the sisters, aged five and three, were sleeping in a room along with other family members when a snake appeared on the bed and allegedly bit them.

The two children were taken for medical treatment but succumbed to their injuries, officials said.

Further details are awaited.—(NVI)