A trader from Banihal area of Ramban district whowas missing for nearly a week was found dead on Friday, police sources said.
Ghulam Rasool Wani, 50, a resident of Tethar areaof Banihal was missing from 12 July from Tikrri area of Udhampur where he hadgone to buy sheep and goats.
Earlier in the day, locals staged a massive protestin Banihal on the vital Srinagar-Jammu National highway to demand the arrest ofthe persons who they alleged were responsible for his disappearance.
A police source told Greater Kashmir that the bodyof Wani was recovered from upper reaches of Tikrri in Udhampur.
He said that the body was recovered following theinterrogation of a suspect Ashiq Ali Gujjar. “Gujjar confessed that he andanother person were involved in the crime,” said the source.