Uri: A mother daughter duo, who were injured in a gas cylinder blast in Uri village on May 27, lost battle for their lives at SKIMS today.

Parveena Akther (35) and her daughter Shaishta Bano (14) succumbed their injuries at SKIMS Soura on early Sunday after being hospitalised for five days.

Seven family members including mother and her six children were injured when an LPG gas cylinder exploded inside a residential house of Mohammad Shafi Chalkoo son of Abdul Dullah Chalkoo of Laghama Uri on 27 May.

The incident happened On May 27. All the injured were taken to nearby hospital where from mother and her  daugher were referred to Srinagar hospital for special treatment. However after being hospitalised for five days, both succumbed to their injuries.