Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Mar 8: The Police today recovered the body of a missing youth hailing from Kashmir Valley, from the mountainous area of Budhal in district Rajouri and arrested one person in this connection.
While giving details a police spokesman said that a few days ago, family members of a 28-year-old youth resident of Charar-e-Sharif in Budham approached the police in Rajouri that the said person identified as Ghulam Nabi Khanday, son of Mohd Abdullah, resident of Charar had come to Budhal to meet his relatives about twenty days ago but was un-traceable since then.
Taking cognizance, police registered a missing report in Rajouri Police Station and a team headed by SHO Rajouri, Sameer Jillani under the supervision of Deputy SP Headquarters Surinder Khadyal started investigation and relatives of missing man were also questioned while few suspects were also rounded up.
During questioning, police said, the activities of one of the missing man’s relative identified as Shabir Ahmed Dar (shopkeeper), son of Ghulam Mohiuddin Dar, resident of Gabbar village near Budhal were found suspicious, who was detained and put to sustained questioning by police team, who confessed and narrated that the missing man has been murdered and his body has been kept beneath a rock in the Upper Rajnagar area in Budhal.
Police said that soon after the sensational confession by the suspect, a team of police headed by Insp Jillani rushed to Budhal on Sunday morning and with the assistance of Budhal Police, the team succeeded in recovering the body of victim who stand identified as Ghulam Nabi Khanday, son of Mohammad Abdullah Khanday, resident of Charar- e- Sharif in Budgam district of Kashmir.
In the initial investigation, it has come to fore that the accused had promised victim for arranging his marriage with a girl of the area after which victim came from valley alongwith Rs 2 lakh cash. However, with a criminal intention, accused, who is a close relative of victim, hatched a conspiracy and murdered him and also snatched his money.
Police said that after recovery of the body, it has been shifted to Rajouri GMC Hospital for post mortem and physical examination by a board of doctors whereas, a case FIR No. 120/2020 under sections 302 IPC has been registered in Rajouri Police Station and accused Shabir Ahmed Dar, resident of Gabbar in Budhal has been booked and arrested.
SSP Rajouri, Chandan Kohli said that a special investigation team headed by Additional SP Rajouri, Liyaqit Ali is further investigating the matter to ascertain involvement of more persons in the murder of the victim.
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