Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 12: Gangyal police today solved a murder case with the arrest of deceased’s grandson.
As per police sources, a woman namely Basanti Devi, wife of Mangat Ram of Tantna Doda, presently residing in Lower Ratnu Chak, Gangyal was found murdered with her throat strangled in her house on January 9.
On getting information, police team from Gangyal police station rushed to the spot and shifted the body to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where after postmortem the body was handed over to family members for last rites.
A case under FIR number 5/14 under Section 302, 449 and 380 RPC was registered at Gangyal police station and investigation started.
During the course of investigation, police team headed by SHO Gangyal SI Jasbir Singh questioned the relatives of the deceased woman including her grandson in relation Sanjay Raina alias Sanju, son of Basi Ram.
Sanjay Raina, who lives near the house of the deceased along with his parents confessed to the crime and was arrested.
The weapon of offence (domestic knife), key of the deceased’s house and the stolen ‘mangalsutra’ have been recovered at the behest of the accused.
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