An unidentified body of a man was found floating in the water near Safa Kadal area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Thursday afternoon, officials said.
An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the body was spotted by locals, who then retrieved it.
He said that soon after police reached to the spot, the body was shifted to a hospital for medico-legal formalities.
Police have taken cognisance of the matter and the body will be handed over to family after legal proceedings.