Srinagar: A 25-year-old youth from Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, who was missing from April 28, has been found by police in Handwara area of northern Kupwara district, officials said on Friday.
The youth as Shafat Yusuf Malik son of Muhammad Yusuf Malik of Thune Kangan had gone missing after he told family on April 28 that he would be visiting SMHS Hospital in Srinagar for a medical check-up.
As all means of tracing him exhausted for the family, they lodged a missing report on April 30 at Kangan police station.
Shafat was working as salesman at a footwear shop in Srinagar but had recently left the job to extend a helping hand in domestic works.
Reports said that Shafat was found in Handwara and he is presently in police custody.
Police speaks
A police spokesman in a statement said: “Police today arrested a person along with arms & ammunition who was reportedly missing from Kangan. On a credible input, Handwara police along with security forces intercepted a person at a checkpoint near Chowgal and took him into custody. Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition were recovered from his possession.”
The arrested person has been identified as Shafat Yousuf Malik son of Mohammad Yousuf Malik resident of Thune, Kangan of District Ganderbal, he said.
“It is learnt that he was provided with arms & ammunition by a terror group and was on way to join proscribed terror outfit HM. As such, he has been restrained from joining the terror outfit.
A case FIR No. 87/2019 under relevant sections of law has been registered at P/S Handwara. Further investigation into the matter is going on. “
