Srinagar: Body of a man, who was missing since April 08, has been recovered from the river Jhelum near Shalteng area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar on Monday morning.

Srinagar based news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) quoted officials as saying that the body of Fayaz Ahmad Khan, son of Mohammad Shafi Khan of Khankah Mohalla was recovered from Jhelum near Mujgund in Shalteng by locals, who then informed the police.

He said that the body has been sent to the hospital and will be handed over to the family after medico-legal formalities.

Police have taken cognisance of the matter.