Srinagar, Dec 22: Two individuals lost their lives due to suffocation at a residence here in Qamarwari, Srinagar, officials said.

Officials told the news agency JKNS that two persons from Kupwara died of suffocation here in the Qamarwari area of Srinagar.

They said the deceased have been identified as Parvaiz Ahmed Khan, son of Gulam Mohi-ud-din Khan, and Mohammad Yousf Khan, son of Rehmatullah Khan, both residents of Kalaroos Praypora.

Meanwhile, police have initiated an investigation.—(JKNS)