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| Police arrests Muslim cleric for murdering a youth | | | early times report
Srinagar, Oct 21: Police today solved a blind murder of a youth with the arrest a Muslim cleric of a local Masjid who killed a youth by pushing him in river Jehlum on the pretext of performing a sacred ritual in order to solve his family problems of strained relation with his spouse. A case against FIR number 304/13 under section 302, 109 Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) stands registered against the cleric at Police Station Parimpora.
Sharing details of the murder case, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)Srinagar, S A H Bukhari told reporters that on 30-09-2013 Noor Mohammad Khanday resident of Bund Qamarwari lodged a missing report at Police Post Qamarwari regarding his son-in-law Shah Nawaz Ahmad Dar son of Khazir Mohammad resident of Chewa, Budgam. Quoting complainant, SSP Srinagar said that according to complainant reported that his son-in law went to the local mosque to offer Isha prayers on 29-09-2013 and since then he has not returned back to his in laws home.
"Police started a search for the missing person by collecting evidence to know his whereabouts. On 03- 10-2013, a body later identified as that of Shah Nawaz Ahmad Dar was fished out from the river Jehlum at Maloora. As such an inquest proceedings under 174 Cr. PC was initiated and accordingly, a special team was constituted to ascertain the cause of the suspicious death," said SSP Srinagar.
He further mentioned that the deceased was wearing a Pheran (traditional cloak) in which an ID card of Abdul Gani Naik resident of Chimmer, Kulgam working as an Imam of Masjid Abu-Turab at Band Qamarwari was retrieved. Later the Imam identified that the Pharen belonged to him. "During investigation the in-laws of deceased as well as other relatives were verified who were put to questioning wherein it came to fore that the deceased and his wife have estranged relations. It also came to fore front that Molvi (cleric) Mohammad Amin Naik used to visit the house of in-laws of deceased number of times a day," SSP Srinagar said.
According to Police, the Call details of the Molvi and wife of the deceased were retrieved and it was noticed that Molvi had been in constant touch with the wife of the deceased in odd hours of the night for long time. "Then Molvi Amin was put to sustained questioning and he confessed that he has develop illicit relations with the wife of deceased and he hatched a criminal conspiracy to eliminate the Shah Nawaz (deceased).
Police revealed cleric confessed that on 29/9/13 the deceased Shahnawaz Ahmad Dar visited the Molvi after Isha prayers and requested him to ease out the his strained relations through oracles. "Cleric under his vicious plan advised the victim to recite some versus of Quran on a flowing river and with stern instructions that nobody should see, police said, further adding, "showing sympathy with victim took him to nearby bridge Qamarwari and pushed him in the river Jehlum where the victim drowned."
The SSP further said that from evaluation of evidence in hand it transpire that the deceased has been killed by Molvi Mohammad Naik with the intentionally to remove the hindrance in order to carry his 'illicit' relation with the wife of the deceased. Accordingly a case FIR number 304/13 under section 302, 109 Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) was registered against the cleric at Police Station Parimpora. |
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