Jammu & Kashmir

60-year-old man found dead in Doda forests; probe launched

Forest area in Jammu and Kashmir. [FPK Photo/ Qayoom Khan]

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)

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