Srinagar/ July,7 : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday said that a woman from Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district who was found hanging has been murdered by her brother-in-law.
A police official said that Shahida Begum of Uri area was found hanging on June 26 at her residence. “Suspect Qadeer Ahmad Khatana son of Abdul Majeed of Julla Kalgi, Uri, who is also brother-in-law and cousin of the deceased woman revealed during interrogation that the deceased woman did not actually commit suicide but was murdered by him,” SSP Baramulla Abdul Qayoom said while addressing a press conference in Baramulla.He said that the suspect has also revealed that he had an illicit relationship with the deceased for last one year.
The SSP said that after the deceased returned from her maternal home after staying there for about more than one month, the accused had already tied up with her during the day time to keep the door of her room unlocked for him for night hours.
