Three missing civilians found dead in J&K’s Kathua

Srinagar, Mar 08: Three civilians who had gone missing on Thursday from the Billawar area of Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir have been found dead, officials said today.

An official told Greater Kashmir that the bodies of the trio were found in a deep gorge in the upper reaches of Billawar after thorough searches by the police and the army.

MLA Billawar, Satish Kumar had raised the issue of missing persons in the legislative assembly on Friday.

The official said that searches were launched in the area soon after the trio were reported missing.

The deceased, who were all residents of Lohai Malhar village, have been identified as Varun Singh (15), Yogesh Sharma (32) and Darshan Singh (40).

Earlier in February 16, two civilians Shamsher, 37 and Roshan 45, were found dead at Kohag village in Billawar.

A special team was constituted by the police to investigate the deaths.