Jammu: A 60-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances near Parshola Nallah in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district.
Officials told GNS that the man had taken his sheep to a nearby forest for grazing around 11am on Wednesday. When he failed to return home for several hours, his family and locals launched a search operation.
After hours of searching, his body was discovered in the evening under suspicious conditions near Parshola Nallah.
A police team from Police Post Mahalla soon reached the spot and took the body into custody for medico-legal formalities.
The deceased has been identified as Nazir Ahmad, 60, son of Mahmdu Harga, a resident of Breswana Doda.
Meanwhile, police have registered a case in this regard and investigation has been taken up. (GNS)
