Jammu & Kashmir

Missing AMU student traced, being questioned by police in Sopore

Missing AMU student's family and relatives along with locals protest in Sopore seeking whereabouts of their missing kin.

Sopore: A class 10 student, who had gone missing from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was traced at the railway station Sopore by police on Saturday.

An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that Masroor Abbas Mir of Bohripora area of Sopore was traced by the police at the railway station Sopore today.

He added they have informed his family members and right now he was with the police for questioning.

Notably, Masroor had gone missing from AMU on December 08, when he had left his hostel at 8 am for school.

Earlier in the day, the family members and relatives of the boy held a massive protest demonstration, seeking his whereabouts. The protestors sought intervention from Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to ensure the safety and return of their son.

The former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti had has also tweeted the details of the missing student asking people to help the family in tracing their missing son.

“Masroor Abbas Mir, a tenth-grade student at the Aligarh Muslim University has been missing since yesterday morning. Please do spread the word in helping his family trace his whereabouts,” the JKPDP president wrote on her social media handle.

Relying on Mehbooba’s tweet, the Aligarh police said, “Legal proceedings were made prevalent by registering charges. Cooperate in finding the missing person, if seen anywhere, inform the jurisdictional officer III- 9454401241 and station in-charge civil line- 9454402778”.

 

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