Srinagar, May 22, KDC: A 25-year-old youth was on Saturday found dead under mysterious circumstances in Kewa village of Qazigund in Southern Anantnag district.
Local sources told the news agency KDC that panic gripped Kewa Malikabad village after some locals spotted the body of a man lying on the roadside.
He said that the locals immediately informed the police, and accordingly a team reached the area and the body was taken away.
They identified the deceased as Huzaif Ahmad Khan, 27, son of Atta Mohammad Khan of Check-e-Wangund Qazigund.
A Police official said that death seems suspicious and inquest proceedings have been initiated under 174 CrPC. (KDC)