Srinagar: Finally, prayers of Kashmiri people were answered on Friday after the body of 11-year-old boy Haziq Ahmed Sheikh of Gandbal, Srinagar was retrieved from river Jhelum after a gap of 11-days.
With the recovery of Haziq’s body, the death toll in the Gandbal boat capsize has reached to seven while as the father-son duo continue to remain missing.
Body of Haziq Ahmed Sheikh, 11, of Gandbal, who had drowned along with six others in river Jehlum and was missing since April 16 was spotted near Zero-bridge today. It was retrieved without any delay.
A pall of gloom descended over the entire Gandbal area of Srinagar yet again as the news of recovery of Haziq’s body reached the area.
The Gandbal locality of city has been in a state of mourning since past 11 days, owing to the tragic boat capsize incident that claimed seven lives including little Haziq. The father-son duo continue to remain missing under waters.
Regarding the retrieval of Haziq’s body, a local, who was part of the sand extraction team at Zero Bridge, Rajbagh, said that they saw the body on the top of the water floating near Rajbagh area on Friday afternoon. “Soon, I along with other men rushed towards the body and handed it to the police, who then took it to the hospital, where medical formalities were done after which the body was handed over to the boy’s family,” he said.
The two bodies of father-son duo Showkat Ahmed and Farhan Parray continue to remain untraced. Meanwhile, hundreds of people attended the funeral of Haziq at Gandbal and bid a tearful adieu to him.
