Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Nov 21: The police claimed to have solved blind and brutal murder case of a non-local worker/labourer in Nowshera and arrested the accused person involved in the heinous crime.
Addressing a press conference today, SSP Rajouri, Mohd Aslam said that on November 18, an information was received that an unidentified body was lying under mysterious circumstances in a drain in Ward No.2 of Nowshera, near Bella Colony. The body was taken into possession and injury marks were found on body after which police accordingly registered a murder case at PS Nowshera and started investigation.
SSP further said that the scene of crime was immediately preserved and Forensic team was called for examination and collection of evidences. The weapon of offence, `hammer’ was recovered from wild growth nearby the site of incident and other material evidences were lifted from the spot by FSL team.
The deceased was identified as of Vishal Kumar, son of Balister Mahato, resident of Kasdora, Bangra, district Siwan, in Bihar; at present W. No.2 Nowshera. The body after post- mortem was handed over to legal heirs for last rites.
Aslam said police team during investigation rounded up over a dozen suspects who had been in contact with the deceased before his murder, while footages of CCTV cameras installed at multiple locations in Nowshera town were examined in identifying these suspects.
SDPO Nowshera, Tussif Ahmed, SHO Nowshera, Rajesh Jasrotia assisted by PSIs Arun Singh, Manish Singh and Vishal Kumar and other officials of PS Nowshera rounded up suspects for questioning and zeroed in on one suspect namely- Satyendra Mahato, son of Lagan Mahato, hailing from Belsand, district Gopalganj, Bihar.
The accused admitted his commission of crime and disclosed having suspicion that deceased had illicit relations with his wife. The accused further admitted having committed the murder by using “hammer”. Police team has also recovered mobile phone of deceased on confessional disclosure of accused.
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