It has been all but a month since Hilal Ahmad Dar went missing during a trek to a high-altitude glacier lake in the central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Since then, Dar’s whereabouts are unknown despite hectic searches for him.
Hailing from the Bemina locality of Srinagar, Dar was pursuing his PhD from the University of Kashmir and is missing since June 13 when he, along with his five friends, had gone to the Naranag area, in Ganderbal district. The five among the group returned, while Hilal was not able to reach back home.
Family members of the missing scholar protested in Press Enclave in Srinagar on Thursday and raised slogans, demanding “justice”. They said their missing son had no connection with militancy.
They issued an appeal to Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police, administration and Army to help them in seeking the trace of the missing scholar.