A Srinagar resident posted as an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) in the PMGSY sub-division Kangan in Ganderbal district died after his car rolled into a deep gorge in Kachnambal village on Friday, an official said.
An official told news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that AEE Muhammad Altaf Cheka of Ahmad Nagar, Soura, Srinagar was on way from Wangath towards Ganderbal when his car (JK01AN-5394) met with an accident in the area, resulting in his on-spot death.
The body was brought to Trauma Hospital Kangan for medico-legal and was later handed over to his family for last rites, the official said.