Srinagar, December 26:
A young Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) prosecutor, who sustained critical injuries in a road accident near Banihal on Thursday, succumbed to his injuries on Friday morning, sending a wave of grief across the legal fraternity and his native area.
Official sources said the accident occurred around 3:00 pm on Thursday when an Alto car (registration number JK10), driven by Advocate Sheikh Adil Nabi, son of Ghulam Nabi Sheikh and a resident of Bijbehara in Anantnag district, was travelling from Banihal towards Kashmir.
When the vehicle reached near the railway crossing at Banihal, it was hit by a Scorpio bearing registration number JK01BB-2625.
Sheikh Adil Nabi, aged around 35 years, sustained critical injuries in the collision. He was immediately shifted to Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Banihal, where he was provided first aid, and was later referred to Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag. Subsequently, he was shifted to SKIMS Soura for advanced treatment, where he succumbed to his injuries this morning, sources said.
Sheikh Adil had recently cleared the UPSC examination and was serving as a Public Prosecutor with the CBI in Chandigarh. His untimely demise has plunged the legal community and his hometown into deep mourning. He was remembered as a brilliant, humble, and dedicated professional with a promising career ahead.
