The son of Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, the newly elected chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, has reportedly joined the Hizbul Mujahideen, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Saturday, 24 March.
"Junaid Ashraf, the 26-year-old son of Sehrai, has joined the Hizbul Mujahideen militant group," a police official said.
Sehrai was on 19 March appointed chairman of the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) Jammu and Kashmir, replacing Syed Ali Shah Geelani who held the post for 15 years.
The police official said Junaid Ashraf had been missing since Friday prayers.
A photo of Junaid Ashraf holding an AK 47 assault rifle and wearing an armoured vest went viral on social media, the official said.
![The newly elected chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Mohammed Ashraf Sehrai, recently replaced Syed Ali Shah Geelani.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2018-03%2Fb3c5a7fd-1044-4afd-8489-a6bf8578387a%2F902e4da0-fff9-4dae-923f-d05a7f5842fb.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
The photo caption read "Junaid Ashraf, who has a master's degree in business administration from Kashmir University, has been code-named Amaar Bhai", the official said.
Junaid Ashraf's family had lodged a missing person report with the police earlier on Saturday.
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