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Charred body recovered from Kupwara

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 6/10/2018 10:21:29 AM

SRINAGAR, June 9: An unidentified body of a youth was recovered from a mountain in north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Saturday morning.
Official sources that some shepherds spotted the charred body at Khazan Mati - the top side of Kralpora forests and informed the concerned police accordingly.
A police officer, while confirming the incident, and said that a team was rushed immediately to the spot and recovered the body.
"The charred body is about 22-years old but is beyond the recognition and authorities were conducting all legal medico formalities including the postmortem and DNA tests to ascertain his identity," the officer said.
A case under relevant sections of law has also been registered and further investigation was taken up, the officer added.