Srinagar, January 01: In a tragic turn of events, a young couple from Uttar Pradesh who had come here to celebrate the New Year, was found dead in a hotel room in Gulmarg today, police said.
Prashant Swamy (29) and his wife, Joyti (23), residents of Gaziabad in Uttar Pradesh were found dead in a room in Hotel Green Park at Gulmarg, 60 kms from here in Baramulla district this morning, police said.
The cause of death appears to be a leakage in the gas heater that was being used to ward off severe cold in the entire valley, they said. The police have registered a case and have started investigations.
Prashant and his wife were among hundreds who had thronged Gulmarg for New Year celebrations yesterday.
–PTI