A day after a missing Srinagar youth was said to be a slain militant on social media, the family on Monday held a peaceful protest and denied his involvement in militancy. Carrying placards which read “no connection with militancy”, the family members of the missing youth, Hilal Ahmed Dar, a resident of Srinagar’s Bemina, appealed to the Jammu & Kashmir administration and the police “to step up the search for him”. We request the security agencies to help trace our son,” said his uncle Nisar Ahmed. Those five youths, who were part of the trekking group, should be questioned,” the family demanded. Also Read Militant trio shot dead in Srinagar seigeThe family said they had a shock when Dar was said to be one of three slain militants in a Srinagar encounter with his picture circulated online.

Source: The Hindu June 22, 2020 13:20 UTC