SRINAGAR: The mystery behind the sudden disappearance of an 08-year-old boy Talib Ahmad Khan has been solved by Police after the dead body of the boy was recovered on the disclosure of the accused from a nearby forest area of village Awoora of district Kupwara.
Talib Hussain son of Manzoor Ahmad Khan of village Awoora had disappeared moments after he left home on the fateful day on February 15, 2022.
Since then, police had been on toes and had been relentlessly carrying the searches for the missing boy. All water bodies, surrounding jungles and suspected places were searched by police using drones and sniffing dogs but no clue could be struck. A large number of suspects were also put to sustained questioning dusting the last three weeks.
“After having explored all the possible angles and questioning of a large number of people in connection with the case, Police finally was able to zeroed in on the main suspect who after sustained questioning confessed to the commission of crime and led to the recovery of the dead body of the victim boy,” SSP Kupwara Yougal Manhas said.
Police and even some prominent members from the civil society had also announced reward for anyone who would help in tracing the innocent child.
The accused in the case has turned out to be the neighbour of the victim namely Aamir Ahmad Khan son of Mohd Amin Khan aged 19 years and his mother Shahnaza Begum aged 37 yrs. After the post-mortem, the body of Talib has been laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard today and investigations of the case have been taken ahead.
People in large number appreciated the police efforts in unearthing the missing mystery as the incident had created panic and a sense of security among parents in and around Kupwara. Police teams led by Addl SP Pardeep Singh, DySP Headquarters Rashid Younis , Inspector Nazeer Ahmad SHO PS Trehgam and Azhar Shakeel IC PP Awoora worked out the case after putting in relentless efforts.
