SRINAGAR – Indian Police in occupied Jammu and Kashmir said on Monday theywere looking for a PhD student who has reportedly joined the HizbulMujahideen group.

The police hunt started after pictures of Manaan Wani, son of Bashir AhmadWani and resident of Takipora village in Kupwara district, went viral onsocial media showing him displaying an AK-47 assault rifle.

“He was scheduled to return home four days back. But instead his picturesshowing him with an AK-47 reached the family,” a police officer said. Theofficer added that efforts were on to trace and persuade the young man toreturn home.

Wani was pursuing his PhD at the Aligarh Muslim University in UttarPradesh. After completing his M Phil in geology, he moved to Aligarh.

Wani’s father is a lecturer while his brother is an engineer.