Kulgam: Police on Sunday recovered the body of another Gujjar youth, who had gone missing with two others in this south Kashmir’s Kulgam last month.
According to the details, the body has been identified as that of Showkat Ahmad Bajad, son of Mohammad Sadiq Bajad, resident of Chata Doonda, Rajouri (currently residing in Chandian Pajan, Qazigund). It was found in Vaishow Nallah at Mah Ashmuji area in Kulgam district this morning.
Last month, three youth—Riyaz Ahmad Bajad, his younger brother Showkat Ahmad Bajad, and a third person, Mukhtar Ahmad—went missing from Qazigund.
Their relatives have been searching for them for the past month and had lodged a missing report at the local police station.
Body of another youth Riyaz was found three days ago from the same stream. All three hailed from Rajouri and were working as laborers in Qazigund.
The trio had left for Ashmuji, Kulgam on February 13, to attend a function in a relative’s house. However, they went missing before reaching their destination. Their phones have remained switched off since their disappearance.
Till now two bodies have been recovered while search is on to locate the third missing youth.
Meanwhile, protesters blocked the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in Kulgam district, demanding police action regarding the deaths of two brothers, officials said.
The protesters blocked the national highway near Damjan in Kulgam, demanding that the police initiate an investigation into the case and take action against those whom the kin of the deceased suspect to be responsible for the deaths, the officials said.
The protesters dispersed after senior police officers, including the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Kashmir Range, assured them that action under the law would be taken.
