Srinagar, March 14 Senior National Conference (NC) leader and Parliament member, Mian Altaf, on Friday, visited the residence of Reyaz Ahmed Bejad in Qazigund area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district to offer condolences to his bereaved family.
Reyaz Ahmed Bejad, one of the three tribal men, who went missing under mysterious circumstances nearly a month ago in Qazigund area, was found dead on Thursday and his body was recovered from a stream in Mah area of Kulgam district.
The deceased, Riyaz Ahmad Bajad, 25, of Chandian Pajan, Devsar in Kulgam district along with two other youths -- Showket Ahmed Bajard and Mukhtar Ahmed Awan -- had gone missing since February 13.
The trio had left their home to attend a marriage function in a nearby village.
Mian Altaf met the bereaved family members and extended his heartfelt condolences to them.
He expressed his solidarity with the family during this hour of grief and prayed for eternal peace for the departed soul.
He also prayed for strength and patience for the family of the deceased trio to endure the pain of this irreparable loss.
The NC leader also reiterated his demand for a thorough investigation into the incident, and necessary measures to trace the two other missing persons as well as safe return to their home.
Mian Altaf urged the government to provide compensation to the victim's family.
Three civilians had also gone missing in Kathua district on March 6 and their bodies were recovered on March 8 in the higher reaches of Kathua district.
Union Minister of State (MoS), PMO, Jitendra Singh, said that they had been killed by terrorists.
The bodies of the three civilians were found in a river flowing through Inchhu forests in Kathua district's Malhar area on March 8 evening.
The three men, Yogesh, 32, Darshan, 40, and Varun, 14, were reported to be cousins.
They were part of a wedding procession which was on its way from Billawar's Dehota village to Surag village in Malhar on March 6 evening.
When the procession was near Inchhu forests around 8:30 p.m., they reportedly got separated from other members of the wedding party and lost their way in the darkness.
On reaching Surag village, some other members of the wedding party informed the local police that the three persons were missing, sources said.
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