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Police solves murder case in Budgam
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Friday, 21 March 2014
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Srinagar: Police on Friday said
that it solved a blind murder case of a Central Kashmir youth whose body found
in Chadoora area of Budgam district on Monday and arrested a close
friend of the deceased.
In a press conference held here, the Superintendent of
Police, Budgam, Mr. Irshad Ahmad said: “On 17-03-2014, Police Chadoora received
information that an unidentified body of a male with multiple wounds is lying
at Dharmwari Chadoora.”
The police registered a case FIR number 34/14 under
section 302/RPC and the investigation was taken up, he said.
“The deceased was later identified to be of Mudasir Ahmad
Rather son of Fateh Mohammad Rather resident of Hardu Dalwan,” adding: “Police
after completing the post mortem and other medico legal formalities, handed
over the body to his legal heirs.”
The accused who is a close friend of the victim has been
arrested and the weapon of offense along with the cash and mobile phone of the
victim was recovered from his home.
Giving details, he said: “During the investigation,
police after developing some human and technical inputs zeroed in on one
Mohammad Yaseen Yatoo son of Abdul Jabbar Yatoo resident of Yatoo Mohalla
Chadoora who happened to be a close friend of deceased and it was established
that he was the last one to be seen in the company of the victim.”
During his sustained questioning, he revealed that on the
day of the incident the deceased was carrying an amount of rupees 25000 and the
accused developed intentions to grab the money, police said.
“He lured the victim to a secluded place and killed him
with a knife. The accused also stole the mobile phone of the deceased besides
the cash amount of Rs 25000.Later on the accused secretly concealed the mobile
phone, cash amount of rupees 25000 and the weapon of offence at his home,” the
SP said.
The accused was taken into the custody by the police.
“Police recovered the weapon of offence along with mobile phone and cash amount
of rupees 25000 on his instance from his house,” he said. (GNS)
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