Boy dies of snake bite

A 12-year-old boy died after he was bit by a snake in Shahdara's Geeta Colony area, police said on Saturday. The boy, identified as Deepak Kumar, was a resident of Safeda Jhuggi, they said.

The incident took place on Friday night when Deepak was sleeping at his house. He was rushed to the Hedgewar hospital, Lakhsam Kumar, the boy's father, said. "The hospital called us and informed about the incident at around 6.30 am on Saturday morning," a senior police officer said.

A post-mortem was conducted at Sabzi Mandi mortuary, police said.