Srinagar: An 8-year-old boy was killed in an alleged hit-and-run case in Maidanpora area of Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Thursday.
Quoting sources, news agency GNS reported that Azhar Khan, son of Irshad Ahmad Khan of Batpora Hayhama, who was presently at maternal uncle’s home at Maidanpora Lolab, was hit by an unknown vehicle and got seriously injured.
He was immediately rushed to SDH Sogam for treatment where doctors declared him as brought dead on arrival, sources said.
A police official said that a case has been registered and investigation taken up.