SRINAGAR: Police on Sunday recovered the body of another Gujjar youth who had gone missing along with two others in this South Kashmir district last month.
The body of Mohammad Showkat, son of Mohammad Sadiq Bajad, a resident of Chata Doonda, Rajouri (currently residing in Chandian Pajan, Qazigund), was found in Vaishow Nallah at Mah Ashmuji in Kulgam district this morning.
Last month, three youths—Riyaz Ahmad Bajad, his younger brother Showkat Ahmad Bajad, and a third person, Mukhtar Ahmad—went missing from Qazigund.
Their relatives had been searching for them for the past month and had lodged a missing report at the local police station.
The body of Riyaz was found three days ago in the same nallah. All three hailed from Rajouri and were working as labourers in Qazigund.
The trio had left for Ashmuji, Kulgam, on February 13 to attend a function at a relative’s house. However, they went missing before reaching their destination. Their phones have remained switched off since their disappearance.
A search operation to locate the missing trio was launched by Kulgam Police, SDRF, and NDRF.
So far, two bodies have been recovered, while the search continues for the third missing youth. (KNO)
