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J&K: New Year celebration tragedy; 3 youths found dead in Bhaderwah

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Doda: Three youths were found dead in a guest house in Bhaderwah on Wednesday evening, police said. The trio had come to Bhaderwah to celebrate the new year.

The deceased were identified as Mukesh Singh (39), Ashutosh Singh, and Sunny Choudhary, all residents of Jammu.

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The police were alerted after one of the deceased did not respond to the repeated phone calls from his family.

SSP statement
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Doda Sandeep Mehta confirmed the incident and said, "...We received a call from Jammu that a person named Ashutosh had come with his two friends in Bhaderwah to celebrate the new year. He was not responding to phone calls... Our team tracked and located them; They were in a hotel room. The door was locked from the inside. When the team managed to get into the room - they found all three people unconscious..."

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"A forensic team also came to the spot and a team of doctors declared them dead," he said.

The SSP stated that a formal investigation is underway to determine the exact circumstances surrounding their deaths. "We are exploring all angles, and the preliminary cause appears to be suffocation."
 

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