Srinagar: The body of a 17-year-old boy, who drowned on May 21, was fished out on Thursday morning from the River Jhelum in Guzarbal area of Noorbagh in Srinagar.
Moomin Ahmad Dar, son of Abdul Rehman Dar of Chattabal, a class 11 student, had slipped and drowned in the river at Weer area of Chattabal on Friday.
A rescue operation was launched to retrieve his body, which continued for the last six days.
Officials said that police retrieved the body from Jhelum near Guzarbal area of Noorbagh today.
They said the body will be handed over to his family after legal formalities.
