Sheikh Danish
Srinagar, May 27: A nine-year-old girl was charred to death in an overnight blaze that turned the houseboat into ashes in world famous Dal Lake in Srinagar, officials said Friday.
Official sources said that a 09-year-old girl identified as Nadiya Bashir, daughter of Late Bashir Ahmad Goswani was charred to death in an overnight fire incident at Ghat number 16 Dal Lake Srinagar.
The fire broke out from Kareem houseboat opposite Ghat number 16 Boulevard, causing extensive damage to the houseboat.
The affected family said that the whole family was inside the houseboat when the fire broke out.
Nadiya’s parental aunt said that their beloved along with other family members were sleeping when the incident took place at around 12:30 AM or 01:00 AM, adding that Nadiya didn’t wake up during the incident and thus was charred alive as nobody bothered to save her and that the police also remained busy in saving their personal own items instead of saving their child.
The other women along with her mother were seen wailing. “She was my only daughter. What will I do without her,” Nadiya’s mother said.
Meanwhile, local police has taken cognizance of the incident and said that the cause of fire is being ascertained.
