Body of missing 6-year-old boy recovered from Nallah in Bandipora

Srinagar: The body of a six-year-old boy, who was missing from since Monday, was recovered on Tuesday morning from a Nallah Madumati in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
The six-year-old boy had gone missing on Monday evening from his maternal uncle’s home in Muslim Abad area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
An official said the body of the missing boy was recovered from Nallah Madhumati near district police lines Bandipora at around 5 am today morning.
He said that the boy was identified as Anees Rafeeq Lone, son of Mohammad Rafeeq Lone of Sumlar, Bandipora. “Relatives and police searched for him everywhere but they couldn’t find him. Today morning, his body was recovered from Nallah Madhumati,” he said.
“Body of the deceased has been handed over to his family members for last rites after completing legal formalities,” he said.
The official added that the boy may have died of drowning and said they have also registered a case under relevant sections of law while further investigations have been taken up in this regard