Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 25: The Court of Additional Sessions Judge Jammu, presided over by Ritesh Dubey today convicted Rahim-ul-Din for 2014 blind murder of Mohammad Abdullah alias Dulla.
The court held that the prosecution, led by Additional Public Prosecutor Sunil Sharma, had successfully proved a complete chain of circumstantial evidence, establishing beyond reasonable doubt that the accused slit the victim’s throat with a knife on the night of March 30, 2014. The body, wrapped in a grey blanket and weighed down with sand and stones, was recovered from the Garkhal Khad (Kofli Fattu River) on April 14, 2014.
The case began when a police patrol team from PP Garkhal noticed a suspicious gathering near the river and recovered a male body later identified as Mohammad Abdullah. An FIR (No. 73/2014) was registered at Police Station Akhnoor and following a detailed investigation, a chargesheet was filed against Rahim-ul-Din under Section 302 RPC.
During the trial, key witnesses were examined and the court concluded that the evidence established the accused’s guilt “beyond the shadow of reasonable doubt.”
The matter has now been listed for arguments on the quantum of punishment, where the court will decide the sentence to be imposed upon the convict.
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