Srinagar: Two youth have gone missing from Natipora area of Srinagar triggering fears among their families that they may have joined ‘militant ranks’.
Irfan Ahmad Sofi, son of Nazir Ahmad Sofi and Bilal Manzoor Bhat, son of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, both residents of Natipora Srinagar, as per their families, went missing on December 14, the day suspected militants shot dead the PSO of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader, Haji Parvaiz.
Bilal, who has got engaged recently is a crockery dealer and Irfan an auto-driver, local news agency, GNS, quoted family members as having said.
“Our sons left home on the afternoon of December 14 (Monday) and there is no trace of them since then,” the families said, adding, “We have registered missing reports in police station Chanapora.”
Meanwhile, the family members of both the youth have appealed to their sons to return home.
A police official said that they are verifying the matter.
“We can’t say anything right now. We are ascertaining the facts of the metter,” the official added.
