Srinagar: The lifeless body of the second missing minor boy of Gandabal was found in River Jhelum near Noorbagh, on Saturday morning.
With the recovery of the body of Farhan Parray, the death toll in the Gandabal tragedy rose to eight, while one person – the father of little Hazik, whose body was found on Friday from Jhelum near Rajbagh – remains missing.
The locals from Gandabal informed that the body of Farhan was sighted by some residents of Noorbagh, floating near the bridge. Acting swiftly, they retrieved the body and handed it over to the police.
Later, it was confirmed as that of Farhaan Waseem (12), son of Waseem Ahmad Parray, a resident of Gandabal, who had gone missing after a boat capsized incident in the area on April 16. In that incident, six people lost their lives, and three had gone missing.
