A police constable namely Sameer Ji Kumar belt no 862/S working with Srinagar police has gone missing from his duties since 14th of May 2017.
Press statement issued said, “Accordingly a missing report was lodged in Police Station Sherghari. During the course of investigation it has been revealed that the missing constable had absented from his duties and went to Kupwara along with a colleague and his uncle Head Constable Dileep Kumar”.
“After dropping his uncle at DPL Kupwara, the said police constable reached Yonsoo bridge in the jurisdiction of Police Post Chogal, Handwara and jumped into the Puhroo river reportedly under the influence of liquor”, it said.
Police has started looking for the missing constable. “Every effort is being made to trace him. Marine commandos of Navy are also being pressed into service along with the river police. further investigation is going on and all angles are being looked into”, police said.