Family of missing Pattan driver protests in Srinagar

SRINAGAR — Family of a missing driver from Pattan on Friday protested in Press Enclave Srinagar urging government to launch speedy lookout for him.

According to reports, family members of the missing driver ‘Jan Mohammad Bhat son of Asadullah Bhat resident of Pattan, left home on March 22 and since no whereabouts of him are known’.

He worked as a driver with Jio and is a resident of Mamoosa area of Pattan.

“We tried contacting him on his phone but that is switched off since then,” brother of Jan said.

The family members and relatives of Jan assembled at Press Enclave and staged a protest demonstration urging government to help them in tracing their beloved.

“The whole area is in shock, family is disturbed and in continuous pain. We urge government to come to the family’s rescue,” relatives said.

They said that on the following day i.e., March 23, they lodged a missing report in Police Station Pattan. “There is no development since and no information of Jan has been received by us till now,” they said, adding that Jan has no criminal record and has no police case against his name.

Jan, they said, would work to support family and has never indulged in any illegal activities.

“We plead before authorities to trace Jan. His family is in distress. Help us so that we can have a sigh of relief,” they said.