Suhail Rather

Bandipora, Aug 10 (KNS): A joint search operation was launched by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and local police on Monday after a 31-year-old man reportedly went missing from Nalla Madhumati at Nathpora in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.

The missing person has been identified as Showkat Ahmad Gujjar, son of Mohd Gulab Gujjar, a resident of Yali BonaKoot, Bandipora.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

Officials sources said that Showkat may have drowned in the water channel. Following the report, SDRF and police teams rushed to the spot and launched a search operation in and around the area.

Teams are continuing efforts to trace the missing man and retrieve him from the waters channel.

Further details are awaited. (KNS)