Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Mother Waits by Kashmir River as Search for Son Continues
Momin Ashiq is a 10-year-old boy from Kaloosa who went missing near a river.
He had been riding his bicycle with a friend.
Momin tried to pick up a cricket ball near a bridge.
While climbing back, he slipped and fell into the fast-moving water.
People nearby tried to help, but the current swept him away.
Rescue teams and local volunteers have searched the river for four days.
His mother, Shaheena, has stayed by the river and is waiting for him.
Momin’s family and village continue to pray for him.
Momin Ashiq, a 10-year-old from Kaloosa, has been missing for four days after slipping into Nallah Madumati.
He reportedly fell while trying to retrieve a cricket ball near the Kaloosa bridge.
Eyewitnesses said water released from a hydroelectric project had intensified the river’s current shortly before the incident.
The State Disaster Response Force, police, MARCOS commandos and local volunteers are searching the stream.
Momin’s mother Shaheena has remained beside the river, hoping to see her only son again.
- Who
- Momin Ashiq, a 10-year-old boy from Kaloosa, and his mother Shaheena; rescue teams and local volunteers are conducting the search.
- What
- Momin went missing after slipping into Nallah Madumati while trying to retrieve a cricket ball.
- When
- The incident occurred four days before the report; he left home at about 6:30 p.m.
- Where
- Near the Kaloosa bridge on Nallah Madumati in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
- Why
- He reportedly slipped while climbing back from the riverbank, while eyewitnesses said water released from a hydroelectric project had increased the force of the current.
- Missing child
- Momin Ashiq, age 10
- Location
- Nallah Madumati, near Kaloosa bridge, Bandipora district
- Time missing
- Four days at the time of the report
- Reported cause
- Momin slipped into the river while retrieving a cricket ball
- Search teams
- State Disaster Response Force, police, MARCOS commandos and local volunteers
- Family
- Momin was the only son among five children
- Mother’s vigil
- Shaheena has remained beside the river awaiting news