India, Oct. 21 -- A 58-year-old woman died after she fell unconscious at an orchard in the Bagatpora area of Handwara in North Kashmir's Kupwara district, officials said.

An official said that the woman fell unconscious at her orchard fields near Bagatpora late Tuesday evening.

He said police soon arrived at the spot and shifted her to Government Medical College (GMC) Handwara, where doctors declared her brought dead, reported news agency KNO.

The deceased was identified as Mugli Begum (58), wife of late Mohammad Hayat Sofi, a resident of Nagranad and presently residing at Kachwari, Handwara.

Meanwhile, cognisance of the incident has been taken and a probe is underway.

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