Jammu: The 17-year-old son of BJP leader and MLA Vijay Kumar was reported missing from Kathua district on Tuesday evening, prompting police to launch a search operation.
The boy, a Class 11 student, was last seen in his hometown Hiranagar, where he boarded a Jammu-bound bus at around 4:15 pm, according to preliminary information. He has remained untraceable since then.
Multiple teams have been deployed to trace the teenager. Police have also questioned the bus driver and conductor to ascertain his whereabouts.
Teams are scrutinising CCTV footage from various locations in Samba and Jammu to track the MLAs’ son movements after he was last seen. Police have also launched a manhunt to locate the missing student.
An alert has been sounded across the Kathua-Jammu belt, with heightened vigilance being maintained on vehicles travelling towards adjoining Punjab, sources said.
So far, police have not found any clue about the teenager’s whereabouts.
Missing Hiranagar MLA’s teenage son traced to Delhi, being brought back
Police have traced the 17-year-old son of Hiranagar MLA Vijay Kumar in Delhi, a day after he was reported missing from Hiranagar in Kathua district.
Officials said the teenager was traced early Wednesday while traveling on a Delhi-bound bus following an overnight search operation.
Police teams had been working on multiple leads after the family reported him missing on Tuesday evening. The search involved examination of available CCTV footage and inquiries at transport points.
Officials said the teenager had left for Delhi without informing his family and was traced after police established contact with him.He was being brought back to Jammu, officials said.
Police had earlier launched a search across the Kathua-Jammu belt after receiving information about his movements from Hiranagar. [KNT]
