PoK resident found dead

A resident of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was found dead in a river along the Line of Control in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, police said on Monday.

Srinagar: A resident of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was found dead in a river along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, police said on Monday.

Body of PoK resident Mohammad Ali Mir was fished out from river Kishan Ganga at Liukakar in Teetwal area of Keran sector, a police spokesman said. He said as per the preliminary investigations, Mir was a resident of Bandi village of Atmaqam tehsil in Neelam district of POK. "The matter has been taken up with concerned authorities (in PoK) for further disposal of the body," the spokesman added. PTI