SRINAGAR: A 21-year-old youth was found dead in the Dalgate area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Friday.

An official said that the body was found near HB lighthouse Dalgate.

It was later identified as Tanveer Ahmad Khan (21), son of Mohammad Lateef Khan, resident of Sumlar Bandipora.

“It seems that Tanveer has died of drowning,” he said, adding that the dead body has been taken to SMHS Hospital for medico-legal formalities.

“Inquest proceedings u/s 174 CrPC have been initiated in this regard,” he said. (KS)

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