| CBI prosecutor injured in Banihal accident, succumbs | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 26: A young CBI prosecutor who was critically injured in a road accident near Banihal on Thursday succumbed to his injuries during treatment, on Friday morning, triggering widespread grief across the legal fraternity and his native area.
Official sources said the accident occurred on Thursday at around 3:00 pm when an Alto car (JK10), driven by Advocate Sheikh Adil Nabi, son of Ghulam Nabi Sheikh, a resident of Bijbehara in Anantnag district, was travelling from Banihal towards Kashmir.
Sheikh Adil, aged around 35 years, had recently cleared the UPSC examination and joined as a Public Prosecutor with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Chandigarh. When the vehicle reached near the railway crossing at Banihal, it was hit by a Scorpio bearing registration number JK01BB-2625.
Sheikh Adil sustained critical injuries in the collision and was immediately shifted to Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Banihal, where he was administered first aid. He was later referred to Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag and subsequently shifted to SKIMS Soura for advanced treatment. However, he succumbed to his injuries this morning, sources said. |
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