The bodies of Afroza (28) and her daughter Zaira were found in the river at Semthan village of Bijbehara, 45 kms from here, they said.
The mother-daughter duo was reported missing from their village Amirpora-Nambal in Mattan area of Anantnag district on February 7.
"The bodies have been sent to district hospital Anantnag for postmortem," a police official said.
Dozens of residents assembled outside the district hospital and raised slogans against the "double murder". They also demanded arrest of those involved in the crime, police added.
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