Jammu, June 11 -- With the recovery of the dead body of a 12-year-old girl, who went missing on May 30 in Poonch district, the J&K Police have formed a special investigation team (SIT), officials informed on Wednesday.

The minor, a resident of Mandi tehsil of Poonch district had gone missing on May 30.

Deputy superintendent of police (DySP) headquarters Neeraj Sharma, who will head the SIT, said, "Immediately after receiving a missing complaint, an FIR under Section 137 (2) (kidnapping) of the BNS was registered and a probe initiated. Various police teams fanned out into different directions in Mandi, Poonch, Arai to search the girl."

During searches, we received information on June 3 that the body of a minor girl has been spotted in a...