‘Abducted’ soldier’s family protests in Srinagar, seeks his whereabouts
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The family members of a soldier, who was allegedly kidnapped by militants in south Kashmir’s Shopian three months in the past, on Wednesday held a protest in Srinagar and requested the authorities to hint him.
“It has already been three months since my son went missing. We approached officials at all levels but nobody has helped us in retrieving the body, if he has been killed. If he is alive, then the authorities should help us in locating him,” lacking soldier Shakir Manzoor’s father Manzoor Ahmad mentioned.
Rifleman Manzoor, 24, a resident of Shopian’s Reshipora village was allegedly kidnapped on August 2 when he was on the way in which to rejoice Id at residence. The automobile in which he was travelling was discovered burnt in the neighbouring Kulgam district.
According to the family, his torn garments with bloodstains have been additionally noticed inside an orchard close to his residence. Later, an individual on social media claimed that the soldier was killed and his physique was not being returned as a result of pandemic. The police suspected the function of the native militants in the incident.
The family sought the intervention of Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha and demanded a CBI inquiry.
According to Mr. Ahmad, the abductors arrived in six to eight automobiles and everybody in the village noticed them.
“For five to six days they would drag my son tied to a vehicle in the villages. The police did not come to help me even once during those days,” he mentioned.
He mentioned his son disappeared in the villages close by. “Why can’t the authorities spot his body so far?” he requested.
The family members have been additionally carrying placards “We want justice”.
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