Tragic disclosure: Missing boy found dead in drain

RAWALPINDI: The body of an 18-year-old boy was found in Nullah Leh, it was revealed on Monday. The deceased, identified as Zahid Manzoor, had gone missing on Saturday and his parents had been searching for him.  Manzoor went to bring milk from a nearby shop and did not return, said the grieving father, adding he told the shopkeeper he is coming back within an hour.  A passerby spotted his body in a drain and informed the Airport police which reached the site and shifted it to the District Headquarters Hospital for legal formalities. Later, the police handed over the body to the family for burial. Meanwhile, Qamar Abbas lodged a report with the same police that auto-thieves have stolen his motorcycle (JMK-4857) from outside his house in Rahimabad. Separate cases have been registered under the relevant laws.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 8^th, 2014.