Srinager, Mar 01(KNS): The body of a youth, Abdul Rashid Dar, who had gone missing from the army’s custody in December last year in the Kunan Poshpora area of Kupwara was recovered on Wednesday.
The police in a statement said that in continuation to missing of Abdul Rashid Dar of Kunan area of Kupwara on December 16,2022 today early in the morning a dead recovered from Zurhama -PK Galli forests.
It said that the dead body was brought to SDH Kupwara where it was identified by the relatives of missing person. "After completing all medico-legal formalities including post mortem by a team of doctors, the dead body was handed over to the family members for burial," it added.
"Cognisance of the matter has been taken for further investigations," the police said, adding that further details will be shared.
On 22 December, Kupwara police said that he was detained by the army for questioning in connection with a militancy case. Later on his revelation about the hideout, he gave a slip to the forces.(KNS).