Three Teenage Friends Go Missing From Kupwara

Kupwara: Three teenagers, who according to their parents are very close friends, have gone missing from Kalaroose in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

The family members of the teen, missing since Friday, said they used to be partners in every doing.

“They left for school on August 10 but didn’t return home. The school authorities said the trio didn’t attend school on that day,” said a family member of one of the boys.

He said the boys asked for Rs 900 which they needed to deposit as golden test fee at the school.

Missing reports of the boys have been lodged at Kalaroose police station by their families.

“We appeal to the authorities to speed up the investigation to locate the missing boys,” said another family member.

He identified the missing boys as Waseem Ahmad Ganaie, Akhdas Ahmad Ganaie and Mohammad Iqbal Ganaie.

While one of them studies in 10th standard, other two are students of ninth grade in the same school.

“We have received an application regarding missing of three teenagers in Kalaroose,” Station House Officer Kalaroose Police Station Bashir Ahmad told.

“A missing report has been lodged and investigation have been started to trace out the missing boys,” he said.