Man held for murder of his brother in Budgam
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said to have successfully cracked a blind murder case in central Kashmir’s Budgam district by arresting a man who had murdered his brother few days back.
A police spokesman said that they received an information on 20th November that lifeless body of Sameer Ahmad Rather, aged 18/19, a labourer from Sail Beerwah was spotted near his residence.
“In a swift response, an investigation was initiated, involving the police station Beerwah and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) teams.”
“Several suspects were called in for questioning including the family members of the deceased. On questioning the family members, Aqib Ahmad Rather, Sameer’s brother, confessed to his involvement. Aqib revealed a confrontation between the brothers took place, during the intervening night of 19 and 20th November, resulting in Sameer’s death”, the spokesman said, adding father and sister of the deceased also confessed, providing details about Aqib Ahmad’s role.
“Aqib was arrested, and a thorough investigation was conducted, leading to the recovery of essential evidence including the weapon of offence used by Aqib to assault Sameer”, the spokesman added.
A case has been filed as FIR No. 143/2023 under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), he added.
KV News
