Tehsildar hospitalised after shopkeeper âmistakenlyâ sells him battery acid instead of mineral water in Kulgam
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SRINAGAR: Tehsildar Damhal Hanjipora in south Kashmirâs Kulgam district was on Wednesday hospitalised after a shopkeeper mistakenly sold him a bottle of acid instead of mineral water, official said here.
Quoting the officials, that Tehsildar D H Pora, Niyaz Ahmad Bhat was returning after destroying poppy cultivation in the area and asked for a bottle of water from a nearby general store at around 11:00 am this morning.
âThe shopkeeper mistakenly sold him a bottle containing a liquid similar to water, which turned out to be acid. The tehsildar drank it and he felt uneasiness, following which he was hospitalised,â the official said.