Srinagar, March 20:The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday arrested two accused who were involved in killing of man in north Kashmir’s Sopore town. More arrested are expected in the case, officials said.
A Police official said that Tuesday a distress call was recieved Police Post Warpora, Sopore from the family of Mushtaq Ahmad Mir around 10:40 pm, reporting his disappearance since 7 PM.
“Accordingly, a missing report was lodged at once (DD Extract number 25, dated 19/3/24) and multiple police search teams headed by SHO PS Sopore under the overall supervision of SDPO Sopore Sarfaraz Bashir-JKPS swiftly started the search”, he said.
The official said that intensified search efforts were done throughout the intervening night and in the early morning, the dead body of the said person was recovered from the orchard area of Dooru, Sopore.
Accordingly, a case FIR No.53/2024 U/S 302 IPC Act dated 20.03.2024 has been registered in PS Sopore.
“The victim’s body was immediately sent for necessary medico-legal procedures and was returned to his legal heirs for last rites,” he said.
The official said that a thorough investigation was taken up which revealed personal animosity as the motive behind this heinous crime.
” Police has got hold of key evidence, and two accused persons have been apprehended and the investigation is going on,” he said adding that they are committed to ensure that justice prevails in this case.
“Further developments in connection with this case will be communicated as and when the investigation progresses,” he added.
