Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Dec 17: Police in Srinagar today said to have solved a murder case within hours by arresting the accused person involved in the commission of crime.
On dec 16, 2021, Police Station Lal Bazar received information that an elderly lady namely Mala, widow of Ghulam Ahmed Sheikh was murdered brutally by some unknown person at her residence at Behrar, Bhagwanpora.
‘On this information, a case under relevant sections of law was registered in Police Station Lal Bazar and investigation was set into motion,” police said.
During the investigation, police said, it surfaced that the family have hired a domestic helper namely Omprakash Saha resident of Tatuli village, Uttarakhand from an agency on a contract for a year and the helper was also missing and probably fled the scene four hours before the reporting of the incident.
Police said that different teams were deputed to different locations and the vehicle used by the suspect was traced to be carrying the suspect to Jammu which was timely intercepted and the accused was arrested who confessed to committing the crime.
“Prime motive apparently seems to have been the robbing of jewellery which the victim He has been shifted to Police Station where he remains in custody,” police said.
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