Police begins probe, all angles of case being investigated: SDPO Pattan
Irfan Yattoo
Srinagar, Aug 02: A 23-year-old youth from Kreeri was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Khimyar village of Pattan Baramulla on Friday. Police have launched an investigation into the case and have registered an FIR in this regard.
The deceased has been identified as Nasir Ahmad, S/o Fayaz Ahmad Ganai, resident of Pushnag Kreeri, whose dead body was spotted by locals underneath the Khimyar bridge on Friday morning.
After that, locals informed the police and then the body was taken for post-mortem by a team from DO Palhallan and medical team from Trauma Hospital Pattan. Meanwhile police have launched an investigation in this case. Suspects who last made contact with a missing person were called and are being questioned.
SDPO Pattan Shahjahan Choudhary told Rising Kashmir that investigation is underway in the case and it seems suspicious. We have completed all the medical, legal proceedings and the post-mortem report is awaited.
“Nasir’s dead body was recovered 10 kilometres away from his house in Khimyar village. It seems suspicious and we are investigating all angles of the case,” he said.
Meanwhile, Nasir’s family stated that he was with them until late at night and left around 9:30 PM to his new house, where he usually slept every night.
Mudasir Ahmad Ganai, a cousin brother of the deceased, said that they were shocked to see pictures of Nasir’s dead body on social media. It was a shock for the entire family.
“Around 9:30 PM, he told us he was going to sleep in his new house. After that, we don’t know where he went. He was unmarried and worked as a laborer to support his family,” he said.
Mudasir emphasized that they want justice and nothing else. “How can a person be killed 10 kilometers away from his house? This case should be thoroughly investigated,” he added.
In the evening, hundreds attended the funeral prayers of Nasir Ahmad Ganaie. He was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard in Pusnag Pattan.
