Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Jan 11: A missing minor boy from a shrine in Bhiwani area of Nowshera sector during May last year, is being handed over by Pakistani troops to the Indian authorities at Chakkan-Da-Bagh LoC point in Poonch tomorrow.
Official sources said that a 12th class student Javed Iqbal, son of Alam Din, resident of Nograin Bagla under Chingus Police Jurisdiction had gone to a Ziarat of Pir Baba Shah Lakh on May 3, 2016. The shrine is located closer to the LoC. The boy went missing from there and could not be traced. The family realized that either he has mistakenly crossed over to that side of LoC or done to death by somebody. They searched for him for long then next day lodged a missing report with the concerned Chingus Police.
Today, a senior officer of 22 Rajput in Rajouri sector received a message from Pakistani Rangers that boy Javed Iqbal from Nowshera area was in their custody and will be handed over to them at Chakkan-Da Bagh. Accord-ingly, the Army authorities passed on the message to the Police at Nowshera who informed boy’s family. The family is going to received their son at LoC point in Poonch tomorrow.