DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The body of a seven-year-old boy, who had gone missing on Mar 15, was recovered from agricultural fields in the Kirri Shamozai area, the police said here on Wednesday.
The child, identified as Fawad Khan, had been missing since Sunday from the Mangal locality within the jurisdiction of Khoi Bahara police station.
The boy’s father, Dar Shah Ustrana, had approached the police, stating that his son had left home on March 15 but did not return. Family members carried out a search on their own but failed to trace him.
Police said the child’s body was found on Tuesday in farmland near Kirri Shamozai. After being informed, police reached the site, took the body into custody and initiated further investigation.
Published in Dawn, March 19th, 2026
