Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 3: After strenuous efforts by security forces, Kulgam Police this evening found the missing Army jawan Javaid Ahmad Wani in the same area where he went missing last week.
Wani was taken to Anantnag Hospital for medical checkup wherefrom he was shifted to DIG South Kashmir office for questioning.
An official said that preliminary investigation suggests that he was not abducted by the militants. He said that it looks that there was some personal animosity which led to his abduction.
The soldier, posted in the Ladakh region, was supposed to join work on Sunday but went missing on Saturday evening. His car was found abandoned at Paranhall.
Wani’s father had said his son had gone out to buy meat on Saturday evening as he was to go back to his place of posting on Sunday.
Following this, Police launched a massive search operation. The police questioned a dozen persons and traced the call details of the Army jawan.
“Missing Army jawan has been recovered by Kulgam Police. joint interrogation will start shortly after medical checkup. Further details shall follow,”: the ADGP Kashmir, Vijay Kumar tweeted.