Missing Scholar Joins hizb, won’t arrest him if he returns home:- Police

Srinagar June 23 (PTK) Jammu and Kashmir police Tuesday said that the missing PhD scholar from Bemina area of Srinagar has joined Hibul Mujahideen outfit and if his family members would bring him back, he won’t be arrested.

IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that Hilal Ahmed, a Ph.D scholar from Bemina area of Srinagar has joined Hizbul Mujahideen outfit and if his family brings him back, we will not arrest him.”

On June 13, Hilal, who is pursuing PhD from Kashmir University, went for trekking along with five other youth to Naranag area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. All his five friends returned home on the same evening except Hilal.

Being an orphan, his family members had been moving from pillar to post besides staging protests that their son should be brought back. Only yesterday, his family members had urged the LG led administration and other security agencies to bring their son back for the sake of humanity.

He according to sources was close friend of Junaid Sehrayi, who was killed last month in srinagar.(PTK)