Srinagar, May 2 -- Jammu- A 22-year-old youth from Ramban, who had gone missing 20 days ago after allegedly jumping into a stream while fleeing suspected 'cow vigilantes', was found dead on Saturday, officials said.

An official said that the body was recovered from Nallah Bishlari near Kraalna Digdool in Ramban district.

He said the youth had gone missing on April 12 near Makarkoot along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway while travelling from Jammu to his native village, when he was allegedly intercepted and assaulted. He subsequently jumped into the stream and remained untraced.

"Today, the body was spotted in the stream near Digdool and retrieved by rescue teams," an official said, adding that the body, in a decomposed condition, h...