Kulgam, 17 March(KNB) : Police in Kulgam district of South Kashmir recovered the body of Mohammad Showkat, a Gujjar youth who had gone missing along with two others last month.
According to reports, Showkat’s body was found in Vaishow Nallah at Mah Ashmuji area in Kulgam district on Sunday morning. The youth, a resident of Chata Doonda, Rajouri, was currently residing in Chandian Pajan, Qazigund.
This recovery comes three days after the body of another missing youth, Riyaz Ahmad Bajad, was found in the same nallah. Both youths were among three friends who went missing from Qazigund last month.
The third missing youth, Mukhtar Ahmad, is still untraced, and a search operation is underway to locate him.
The three friends, all laborers from Rajouri, had left for Ashmuji, Kulgam on February 13 to attend a function at a relative’s house but went missing before reaching their destination. Their phones have remained switched off since their disappearance.
A joint search operation was launched by Kulgam Police, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to locate the missing trio.(KNB)