SRINAGAR: An elderly man, reportedly missing since Thursday morning, was found dead, allegedly killed in a hit-and-run incident in the Nowgam area of Srinagar outskirts.
An official said that Ghulam Rasool Sofi, an elderly man from Ganderpora Iddgah Srinagar, went missing from his residence on Thursday morning. He added that a missing report was filed at Safa Kadal Police Station.
However, authorities from Nowgam Police Station recovered his body near Tengan Crossing earlier this morning.
“Preliminary investigations indicated that the deceased had been fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle during the intervening night,” the official said.
Moreover, police have filed a case, while the investigation into the matter has been started. (KNO)
