Srinagar: Locals in Khonmou Industrial area staged a protest after the body of a missing youth was recovered near a factory.
The deceased was identified as Aqib Ahmed Lone son of Muhammad Ramzan a resident of Lone Mohalla Khonmou Srinagar.
The family of the deceased youth told CNS that Aqib had gone missing after he offered funeral prayers of a local youth who had succumbed to his injuries a few days back in Srinagar hospital. He was part of funeral procession and after that we failed to trace him, said his father demanding investigation into the matter.
A large number of people staged protest and demanded a thorough probe into the mysterious disappearance and killing of teenager.
Station House Officer Pantha Chowk Police Station Muhammad Ayoub said that it is a murder case. We have registered an FIR and investigation has been taken up, he said.
