Body of elderly unsound man recovered from Puhroo in Handwara

KUPWARA : An elderly man’s body ,mentally challenged , was recovered from river Puhroo in Lokipora Kralgund in Handwara on Wednesday morning, officials said.

The  deceased was identified as  75-year-old Ghulam Ahmad Mir alias Amm Darvesh, a resident of Bunpora Langate Handwara.

He had gone missing from his home for nearly a week now, they said.

The body has been lifted from the site and taken to District Hospital Handwara for medical examination, they further said.